Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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Fireworks Galaxy & Open Cluster 6939, Mark Killion
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Fireworks Galaxy & Open Cluster 6939

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Fireworks Galaxy & Open Cluster 6939

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I shot this galaxy and open cluster on 9/2/19 with a Takahashi FSQ-106. I guided with a 60mm scope and a SBIG STV. Thirteen images were taken at ISO 800 and for 7 minutes each. The main imaging camera was a Canon 6D MKII. I did take ten dark frames that evening. I used DSS to stack the light frames and darks and then used Photoshop to post process the stacked image.

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Description: The image I posted earlier is a cropped version of this area of the sky. This image shows a wider field of view and also a different color balance in the galaxy. I did not crop the original image much at all in this rendition.

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Fireworks Galaxy & Open Cluster 6939, Mark Killion

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