NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Vince Castello

NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Vince Castello

NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

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The Fireworks Galaxy, NGC 6946, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 25 million light years away. It was first discovered by German-born British astronomer William Herschel on Sept. 9, 1798. NGC 6946 was nicknamed the Fireworks Galaxy because it has hosted 10 supernovae over the last century, which is more than any other known galaxy and ten times the rate seen in the Milky Way. It is classified as an active starburst galaxy, one that has an extraordinarily high rate of star formation (the pinkish red areas).

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331 x 300 s   27 hours total integration time, collected between July thru Sept 2023

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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Vince Castello

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