Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC6946, The Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC6946, The Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC6946 on the border of the constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus. Located 25 million light years away and the home of 10 supernovae identified during the 20th and 21 centuries lending to it's common name of The Fireworks Galaxy.  27 hours RGB data + 4 hours of Ha.

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NGC6946, The Fireworks Galaxy, Chris Plonski