Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6946
NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw, karambit27
NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw
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NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw

NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw, karambit27
NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw
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NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw

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I gathered this data in August of 2017 but was never happy with my processing on it. I came back to it recently and was able to come up with something that I liked. I wish I could have brought out more of the IFN out but it is quite faint. I think with darker skies and longer exposures I could get more of it. The bright red/orange star to the left of the galaxy was particularly annoying because it is so bright and the color is very saturated to begin with. Overall I'm happy with it for now. There is a ton of Ha in this galaxy so I did add some Ha data to really bring it out. I also happen to capture the supernova SN 2017eaw that was going on at the time. I had forgotten it was visible when I decided to start imaging this galaxy and was pleased that I was able to capture it. It is shown by the red lines in the annotated version B.

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    NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw, karambit27
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NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy with SN 2017eaw, karambit27