NGC 6946 (Cep) - galaxy
Date: 26.8.2008
Equipment: VOD Newton 170/1000, CG5 GOTO ADV mount
Camera: Modif. Canon EOS 350D (Baader ACF)
Exposure: 6x480 sec, ISO 1600
Location: Havlíčkův Brod - Chrast
Processing: Adobe DNG Converter, SubRaw, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Description: NGC 6946 (also known as Fireworks Galaxy) is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 25 million light-years away between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.