Observation by Mazin Younis: Galaxy hiding behind a star

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2023 Oct 02 - 23:00

Uploaded

2023 Oct 03 - 16:18

Objects

The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h37^m
Dec: +59°49'
Position angle: -87°55'

Field size

0°22' × 0°13'

Equipment

Skywatcher Quattro 200mm f/4
ASI 294MC-Pro

Exposure

70 x 120s

Location

Personal remote telescope - Morocco

Title

Galaxy hiding behind a star

About this image

I love searching deep-sky fields in my astrophotos for interesting objects. While inspecting the surroundings of NGC 6946, I found these two intriguing galaxies, one almost hidden behind a star. It's fascinating to think that a star within our galaxy shares the same line of sight with a galaxy millions of light years away. I also have a sense that these two galaxies are at the same distance and possibly interacting with each other.

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Dr Paul Leyland, Tim Haymes, Andy Wilson

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