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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy
NGC 6946, (also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, Arp 29, and
Caldwell 12), is an
intermediate
spiral galaxy about 22 million
light-years away, on the border between
the
constellations
Cepheus
and
Cygnus.
It was discovered by William Herschel
on September 9, 1798. NGC 6946 is highly obscured by
interstellar matter
of the
Milky Way galaxy, as it is quite close
to the galactic plane.
Nine supernovae (SN 1917A,
SN 1939C,
SN 1948B,
SN 1968D,
SN 1969P,
SN 1980K,
SN 2002hh,
SN 2004et,
and
SN 2008S)
have been observed in NGC 6946.
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First try at NGC 6946. Taken on
8/21/2008
Orion ED80
Hap Griffin modified Rebel XT 350D
57 60-second exposures
ISO 1600
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker
Processed with PhotoShop CS
Darks/Flats/Offsets applied
Copyright © 2012 – Antonio Pascarella |
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Taken on 8/21/2008
Re-processed on 3/31/2012
Orion ED80
Hap Griffin modified Rebel XT 350D
57 60-second exposures
ISO 1600
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker
Processed with PhotoShop CS
Darks/Flats/Offsets applied
Copyright © 2012 – Antonio Pascarella |
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