NGC6946 galaxy of two contelations Cygnus and Cepheus
NGC 6946 galaxy, (also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, Arp 29, and Caldwell 12), is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22 million light-years away, on the border between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 9, 1798. NGC 6946 is highly obscured by interstellar matter of the Milky Way galaxy, as it is quite close to the galactic plane
Photo Details
Telescope: Celestron C8N (1000mm)
Camera: Sbig ST-2000XM, Filter wheel, Baader 1.25" LRGB filtes
Mount: NJP Takahashi
Guiding: Self-guided
Exposure: LRGB 300m,56m,56m,56m
When: summer 2010
Other information: good transparency, good seeing, warm nights
Photo Details
Telescope: FSQ106EDX (530 mm) Takahashi
Camera: Asi1600MMC-p
Mount: NJP Takahashi
Guiding: Unguided
Exposure: LRGB 90,30,30,30,x1min Unity Gain
When: April 2018
Other information: good condition - K
Photo Details
Telescope: FSQ106EDX (530 mm) Takahashi
Camera: Sbig ST-8300, Filter wheel, Baader 36mm LRGB filters
Mount: NJP Takahashi
Guiding: Off-axis SS Orion autoguider
Exposure: L 18x600sec, R 6x600sec, G 6x600sec, B 6x600sec
When: Spetember 2013
Other information: very good transparency