Monday, August 19, 2019

NGC 6946 The 'Fireworks' Galaxy


NGC 6946 is a spiral galaxy separated by less than 1 degree from the beautiful open cluster NGC 6939. Often referred to as the "firecracker" galaxy because of the large number of supernova (9) that have occurred in this galaxy since 1917. 

Optics: Vixen ED81s @ f/5.2
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro
Guiding: SBIG ST2000XM ST4
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9
Filters: L
CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius
Constellation: Cygnus
Date: Aug 4, 2019
Location: Albireo Observatory I - Korinthos, Greece
Exposure: L=24x5 min bin 1x1
Calibration: Darks, Flats, Bias