Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy w/ NGC 6939 Cluster, John Verderame
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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy w/ NGC 6939 Cluster

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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy w/ NGC 6939 Cluster, John Verderame
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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy w/ NGC 6939 Cluster

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I thought it would be a fun challenge to grab both of these objects in one image.  The night was beautiful, and my imaging session was one of the smoothest I can recall, from setup to polar alignment, through star alignment to tracking, which hovered mostly between 0.5" and 0.6" RMS - unusually good.  The Milky Way was really bright, and M31 easily visible in the east, as was M33 with averted vision.  The temperature for the Tucson desert was not too bad, with a gentle breeze.

35 subs x 200 seconds @ ISO 800
20 bias frames

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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy w/ NGC 6939 Cluster, John Verderame