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



    
        

            Matt Harbison
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy, 



    
        

            Matt Harbison
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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 22, 2020
Frames:
80×180(4h)
Integration:
4h
Avg. Moon age:
1.90 days
Avg. Moon phase:
4.04%

RA center: 20h34m47s.20

DEC center: +60°0848.6

Pixel scale: 1.089 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -0.097 degrees

Field radius: 0.363 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2000x1328

File size: 3.7 MB

Locations: Marathon Motel, Marathon Motel, TX, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

Captured at the Marathon Sky Park on Pad # 2

From my recent trip to Marathon to maintain and service my remote telescope in MaRIO. This image was taken on my "portable" rig from the Sky Park. The wind was problematic for the Edge 11 the first couple of nights, but finally settled enough to allow for this elusive galaxy (for me, anyway) as past attempts had resulted in failure because of weather and seeing.

Given the number of issues we faced in the week, I'm happy enough with it.

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NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy, 



    
        

            Matt Harbison