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

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 is a medium-sized, face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light years away from Earth. In the past century, eight supernovas have been observed to explode in the arms of this galaxy. That's why it's called the Fireworks Galaxy.

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy, Tim