Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6951  ·  NGC 6952
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NGC 6951 with IFN - HLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)
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NGC 6951 with IFN - HLRGB

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NGC 6951 with IFN - HLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)
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NGC 6951 with IFN - HLRGB

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NGC 6951 is a barred spiral galaxy 56 million light years away. The IFN (Integrated Flux Nebula) is the dust surrounding the milky way reflecting the accumulated starlight our galaxy. The luminosity image gives a nice representation of the framed galaxy.

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NGC 6951 with IFN - HLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)