NGC6946 – Fireworks galaxy

in Cepheus-Cygnus

fireworks galaxy

NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance from Earth is about 25.2 million light-years, similar to the distance of M101 (NGC 5457).  Both were once considered to be part of the Local Group, but are now known to be among the dozen bright spiral galaxies near the Milky Way but beyond the confines of the Local Group. NGC 6946 lies within the Virgo Supercluster.  The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in 1798.  From Wikipedia.

 

Imaging Details

 

Telescope:  12.5 inch f3.6 Newtonian with Paracorr Type 2 (effective focal length 1300 mm) and 2” Feather Touch Focuser

Camera:  Player One Poseidon-C Pro

Resolution: 0.59 arcsec/px 

Mount:  Mesu Mount 200

Guiding:  Player One OAG Max and ZWO ASI290MM Mini guide camera

Exposure Length: OSC: 300 sec x 29

Location:  Glenwood, MN

Date:  7/12/2024

Software:  SciTech, SkyGuide (Innovations Foresight), N.I.N.A., Optic FocusLynx, Pixinsight, SkySafari Pro