Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 & NGC 6939, rhedden
NGC 6946 & NGC 6939
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NGC 6946 & NGC 6939

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NGC 6946 & NGC 6939, rhedden
NGC 6946 & NGC 6939
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NGC 6946 & NGC 6939

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NGC 6946 is the Fireworks Galaxy in Cygnus, and the nearby open cluster is NGC 6939 in Cepheus. This image was acquired with the Esprit 100ED at the native f/5.5 in my Bortle 4/5 backyard, and I was pleasantly surprised to see some dust in the background. I have also photographed this galaxy with the C11 Edge at a dark site a few years ago, so check out the comparison.

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