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

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NGC 6946, Fireworks Galaxy, George Hatfield
NGC 6946, Fireworks Galaxy
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NGC 6946, Fireworks Galaxy

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The RGB data for this image are from the Moana Project (https://erellaz.com/moana/).  The telescope is a custom reflector (254mm, FL 1325mm) equipped with an ASI1600MM camera.   The total exposure for all filters was ~6.7 hours.   Processing was done in Pixinsight.   A luminance layer was created from the R, G, and B masters and used to create the LRGB image.  Color calibration was accomplished with SPCC.

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NGC 6946, Fireworks Galaxy, George Hatfield