Fireworks Galaxy, Daniele Malleo

Fireworks Galaxy

Fireworks Galaxy, Daniele Malleo

Fireworks Galaxy

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Description

NGC 6946, (also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, Arp 29, and Caldwell 12), is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22.5 million light-years away in the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 9, 1798. NGC 6946 is highly obscured by interstellar matter of the Milky Way galaxy, as it is quite close to the galactic plane.

[from: wikipedia.org]

Technical Details:

Acquired on September 7, 2013 from Lake Sonoma, Ca

L: 6 x 20m

R,G,B:6 x 10m each (2x2 bin)

Total exposure time: ~6 hours

Main Camera: QSI 583 WSG

Guide Camera: SXV Lodestar (on OAG)

Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1

Scope: Celestron Edge HD 8" (FL: 2145 mm)

SXV Adaptive Optics

Image Aquisition software MaximDL

Registed, Calibrated and Stacked in MaximDL

Post Processed in PixInsight 1.8 and Photoshop CS6

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Fireworks Galaxy, Daniele Malleo