Photographer:
Bernard Miller
Location of Photo:
Rancho Hidalgo, NM
Date/Time of photo:
May 28 - June 1, 2011
Equipment:
Telescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 12x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutes
Description:
Here is a picture of NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy and Open Cluster NGC 6939, both on the boarder of the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. The Fireworks Galaxy is about 10 million light years away and nine supernovae have been detected in this galaxy since 1917.
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