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Fireworks Galaxy
NGC6946
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Cepheus
Distance 10,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 11 Aug 2007 (Summer)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -5C
Lum 8x15 (bin 1x1), R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop