NGC6946

Fireworks Galaxy

NGC6946

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Cepheus

Distance

10,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

May 21, 2025

Location

Descanso, CA

Exposure

Lum 9x10, R 5x10, G 5x10, B 5x10 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 1200GTO

Camera

FLI ML-16200

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

NINA, PixInsight, Photoshop