Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  HD195013  ·  HD195688  ·  HD196085  ·  HD197373  ·  HD197734  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946

Image of the day 08/13/2022

NGC 6946 - Smoky Fireworks, Yizhou Zhang
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NGC 6946 - Smoky Fireworks

Image of the day 08/13/2022

NGC 6946 - Smoky Fireworks, Yizhou Zhang
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NGC 6946 - Smoky Fireworks

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NGC 6946, a.k.a. Fireworks Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy locates at the boundary of Constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Together with the open cluster NGC 6939 on its north-east, this pair provides an interesting view being seen through the hazy IFN.

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NGC 6946 - Smoky Fireworks, Yizhou Zhang

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