Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Ray's Astrophotography
NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy
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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Ray's Astrophotography
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NGC 6946 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. Chandra observations (purple) have, in fact, revealed three of the oldest supernovas ever detected in X-rays, giving more credence to its nickname of the "Fireworks Galaxy." This composite image also includes optical data from the Gemini Observatory in red, yellow, and cyan.

22 million light-years away (one day we can travel through a wormhole in 17 hours) you will see these fireworks in space. It is not my best picture. I tried through

C14 edge HD with 0.7x reducer and Hobym. Did the 2x2 bin with my zwo 294mc.

Just 30 minutes before sunrise. I only spent 30 minutes here and went to check a comet before Sun really comes up

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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Ray's Astrophotography

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