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NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 6946 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away, in the constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus, magnitude 9.6

LRGB Image taken 21, 22 & 24 June 2017 from Lockwood Valley, California

Lum 360 minutes 1x binned, 15 min sub-exposures
RGB 105:105:105 minutes 2x binned, 15 min sub-exposures

Total Exposure Time = 11.25 hours

Camera: SBIG STXL-11002M,Scope: Planewave CDK-17 at f/6.8, Mount: Paramount ME
Off-Axis Guided with SBIG Self-Guiding Filter Wheel full exif

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