Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
NGC 6946, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 6946

NGC 6946, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 6946

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NGC 6946 is a magnitude 9.6 spiral face-on galaxy on the Cepheus/Cygnus border. It is sometimes called the Fireworks galaxy, possibly because 10 supernovae have exploded in it in the last 100 years. It is about 25 million light years away.

Date: Aug-Sep 2013, processed Apr 2021

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Hyperion 12.5 inch f/9 2532mm focal length

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Apogee Alta U8300 Camera

Guiding: SBIG ST-402 on an On Axis Guider from Innovations Foresight

Exposure: LRGB: L- 26x10 R-12x8 min, G- 12x4 min, B- 17x11 min, for a total of 10.2 hours, 72 subs at average of 510 seconds.

Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.

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NGC 6946, Frank Colosimo

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