Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6946

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    Fireworks Galaxy, Samuel
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    Fireworks Galaxy

    Image of the day 08/07/2014

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      Fireworks Galaxy, Samuel
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      Fireworks Galaxy

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      NGC 6946, (also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, Arp 29, and Caldwell 12), is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22.5 million light-years away,[2] in the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 9, 1798. NGC 6946 is highly obscured by interstellar matter of the Milky Way galaxy, as it is quite close to the galactic plane.

      Collaboration between me, Salvatore Iovene and Jaime Alemany.

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