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

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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6946 HaRGB, Benjamin Law
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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6946 HaRGB

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NGC6846 The Fireworks Galaxy, from about 25 Million ly away

This is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Camera: ASI294MM-Pro; HaRGB processed

30x180s for each Ha, R, G, B)

-15C, 200Gain; 30 Darks, 30 Flats

Scope: ES208CF

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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6946 HaRGB, Benjamin Law

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