Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6946
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NGC6946 / sn2017eaw, Patrick Dufour
NGC6946 / sn2017eaw
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NGC6946 / sn2017eaw

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NGC6946 / sn2017eaw, Patrick Dufour
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NGC6946 / sn2017eaw

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NGC6946, situated in southwestern Cepheus, is also known as the Fireworks Galaxy—and for good reason. It has been the site of numerous supernova explosions, including one as recently as this past May, which was designated SN2017eaw. You can spot the “new star” in this image. The 157 exposures combined for this image totalled nearly 10 hours exposure.

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NGC6946 / sn2017eaw, Patrick Dufour

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