NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy

Constellation: Cepheus

NGC 6946, the Fireworks galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus located in the boundary between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Its distance from Earth is about 25.2 million Ly. It is located 2 degrees West of LDN 1082. It is at the western end of a region with many interesting objects in the south of Cepheus. Link to interactive sky chart.

Telescope & Mount:

Orion Optics UK ODK10 on a GM1000HPS mount

Imaging:

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (bin 2×2)

Data:
L: 142x120s
R: 44x120s
G: 49x120s
B: 56x120s
Ha: 34x300s

Total integration time: 12h 32′