Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946, Roberto Marinoni
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The spiral galaxy NGC 6946, located on the border between Cygnus and Cepheus constellation, is one of the closest neighbours of the Local Group, being its distance from the Milky Way only 18 million light years.Due to its small inclination with respect to our point of view, it shows a detailed view of many active HII regions inside its spiral arms.
This galaxy is also known as “Fireworks Galaxy” due to the several supernova exploded in the latest 100 years (10 supernova from 1917 to 2017)

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NGC 6946, Roberto Marinoni