The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) and the open cluster NGC 6939 make a wonderful celestial portrait in a wide field image. NGC 6946 is a face on, intermediate spiral galaxy. The galaxy contains about half as many stars as the Milky Way. As it is close to the plane of our galaxy, it is heavily obscured by interstellar matter. NGC 6946 is classified as an active starburst galaxy with massive regions of active star formation. The second image is a crop of the original.
The trials, tribulations and small triumphs of a Charlotte, NC astronomer imaging under Bortle 8/9 skies.
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C 34 with Seestar
5.5 hours of C34. Stacked and stretched in Siril. Seti Astro/Cosmic clarity and Affinity for final finishing.
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