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NGC 6946 in Cepheus This is sometimes called The Firework Galaxy due to the large amount of super novae beeing seen within it. It is 10mly away. I may have been lucky to get this, as I was reading that even with an 8" you would be lucky to get it. There are 3 supernovae in this image, but I am not sure where they are. Link-words: Galaxy

NGC 6946 in Cepheus

This is sometimes called The Firework Galaxy due to the large amount of super novae beeing seen within it.
It is 10mly away.
I may have been lucky to get this, as I was reading that even with an 8" you would be lucky to get it. There are 3 supernovae in this image, but I am not sure where they are.

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File information
Filename:NGC-6946-171007-LUM-stars-s.jpg
Album name:Fay / Galaxies and Clusters
Rating (1 votes):33333
Link-words:Galaxy
Image date, time and location:171007 20.28
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:First light with WO ZS66 6x600secs
Camera and filters used:SX M7, cls, ir filters
Processing applied:PSCS
Filesize:66 KiB
Date added:Jun 20, 2008
Dimensions:722 x 547 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-492-_NGC_6946_in_Cepheus_.html
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