Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6946
Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946) LRGB - 30 Aug 2022, Geof Lewis
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Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946) LRGB - 30 Aug 2022

Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946) LRGB - 30 Aug 2022, Geof Lewis
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Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946) LRGB - 30 Aug 2022

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This is my 1st attempt at the Fireworks Galaxy. I was intending to capture more data including some Ha, but I also want to derig the QSI camera from the C14, to release that for planetary imaging over the coming months (having already missed Saturn's opposition this year).
This target proved to be a nightmare to process with so many huge bright stars in the foreground. I kept the background level quite high on the original version to try and preserve the fainter tendrils and any lurking IFN, but that's really where more data would be required. I lowered the black point for a darker background on Vers B.

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Description: Used levels on separate channels to reduce black point

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Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946) LRGB - 30 Aug 2022, Geof Lewis

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