Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

The Fireworks Galaxy is located 25 million light-years from Earth and stretches 40,000 light-years across. It's about 1/3 the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy, and contains dark nebula lanes and several supernova remnants. North is at the top.

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NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy, Mark Eby