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

Image of the day 08/18/2017

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    NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil
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    NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw

    Image of the day 08/18/2017

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      NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil
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      NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw

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      Description

      the fireworks galaxy got its name because of the frequent supernovas blasting off, here another one that appeared in May: SN 2017 eaw. It is marked on the smaller image.

      LRGB with Lacerta Photonewton 10" f/4 and ASI1600MMC at zero gain, the "original" image is the field in full resolution.

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        NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil
        Original
        NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil
        B
      • Final
        NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil
        C

      B

      Description: SN 2017 eaw marked

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      C

      Description: crop on 6946

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      NGC6946 with SN 2017eaw, tommy_nawratil