Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  HD196085  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 - the fireworks galaxy, Simon
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NGC 6946 - the fireworks galaxy

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NGC 6946 - the fireworks galaxy, Simon
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NGC 6946 - the fireworks galaxy

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I am really pleased with this image because it was such a fight to get it. I managed 34 subs at 5 minutes long each, but had to throw away quite a few because my guiding cable got ever so slightly trapped between the clutch and main part of the mount, creating a dragging effect on the guiding, and thus creating elongated shaped stars! How it got in there I do not know! I used my DSLR and 8" refractor for this.

Indeed, the stars are not quite right now, if you look closely, but I think I have just about got away with it. I am also pleased to have included the open cluster nearby, which is what I hoped for. It was so light last night too, so all in all I feel this is a bit of an achievement.

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NGC 6946 - the fireworks galaxy, Simon