NGC 6946, also known as Fireworks Galaxy, is a big and beautiful spiral galaxy located about 10 million light-years away, behind a veil of foreground dust and stars in the constellation of Cepheus.
 

Dimension: 11.2' x 9.8'
Magnitude: 8.8
Surface brightness: 13.8

23.8.2015

Optics:

Camera:
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Guider
Exposure:

NoName Newton 200/800
+ GPU c.c.
Atik 428EX
LRGB Baader.
SW AZEQ-6
Lacerta MGEN
12x5 min. (L)
4x5 min. (each R,G,B), bin 2x2

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