Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964, privateer
Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964
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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964

Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964, privateer
Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964
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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964

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Description

Captured by my 11” backyard telescope the Fireworks Galaxy is 22 million light years away. This is the result of 4.5 hours of exposure or data collection.

Discovered by William Herschel on 9 September 1798, The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6964) gets name from its high rate of new star formation and ten supernova events in the last century. Partly obscured by our own Milky Way galaxy NGC6946 is 40,000 light years across.

Data

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro

Telescope: Celestron C11 EdgeHD

Focal Length: 1960mm

Aperture: f7

Mount: Celestron CGX

Filter: Baader Moon and Sky Glow filter

Frames: 88X180sec

Gain: 0 Offset: 10

OAT: 15°C

Camera Temp: -10°C

Guiding: ASI174-mini

Bias: 50 frames

Darks: 50 frames

Flats: 50 frames

Post Processing: Pixinsight, PS, LR

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Fireworks Galaxy NGC6964, privateer