NGC 6946
NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy about 22 1/2 million light years from Earth. Since this object is close to the galactic plane, it lies behind a great deal of insterstellar dust and gas and would appear much brighter otherwise. Nine supernovae have been seen in NGC 6946, from 1917 to 2008.
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Image taken Sept 3, 2012, with the C-14 operating at F:7 and the ST-8 camera binned 2 X 2. Exposure was 15 minutes, a stack of 3 5-minute self-guided exposures. |