Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy, Samara
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

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The image was taken during the Black Forest Star Party at Cherry Springs

NGC 6946 is a medium-sized, face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away from Earth. In the past century, eight supernovas have been observed to explode in the arms of this galaxy.Distance to Earth: 22.5 million light-yearsRadius: 20,000 light yearsApparent magnitude (V): +9.6

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy, Samara