Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6946
The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), Chris Sullivan
The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)
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The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)

The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), Chris Sullivan
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The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)

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This is my third attempt at this target and it wasn't actually on my list this year because I felt I had done a halfway decent job of it two years ago (at least by 'two years ago standards'). However, I ended up shooting it partly because I was lazy and didn't want change filters after getting as much time as I could on Arp 271 - it was easier to just slew over from inside than to head to my roof and refocus. It wasn't such a bad idea though: The last time I shot it, it had supernova SN2017eaw. That's now completely gone, so this image serves as a bit of a before and after reminding us that things aren't static in space even if it sometimes feels like it.

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Description: 02/05/2020: Still feeling like there's room for improvement here. Desaturated the reds a little, reduced star sizes, selective color changes, selective sharpening and selective noise reduction.

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The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), Chris Sullivan