Observation by Martina McGovern: NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2020 Jun 24 - 22:27

Uploaded

2020 Oct 01 - 17:31

Objects

The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h34^m
Dec: +60°08'
Position angle: -97°38'

Field size

0°28' × 0°19'

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 8” SCT, SkyWatcher HEQ5 PRO
ZWO ASI294MC Pro, main camera
ZWO ASIAir Pro, ZWO EAF (Electronic Automatic Focuser) & Dual-Speed 2-inch Crayford Focuser for SCT’s
ZWO 60mm Guide scope, ZWO ASI120MM mini, Guide camera
Optolong L-Pro Broadband filter, Optolong L-eXtreme dual band filter (Ha & OIII)

Exposure

Approx 8.5hrs of data; 120s subs & 180s subs – L-pro & L-eXtreme used. Darks, Flats & Dark flats.

Location

Near Cambridge city UK, Bortle approx 4

Target name

NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy, a spiral galaxy located between constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

Title

NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy

About this image

I have been imaging it for a few months now – image is a compilation of data from Jun20 through to Sept20.

Processing; Deep sky stacker, Pixinsight with final tweaks in Photoshop+ Topaz DeNoise AI.

The ASIair Pro is amazing, it is helping me so much.

Sometimes I think, Wow, I’m so lucky to be able to look into the past – happy stargazing all.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6946 22Sept20 BAA.jpg (1.9 MB)

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