NGC 6946 – The Fireworks Galaxy
Description:
NGC 6946 earned its nickname Fireworks Galaxy because it has hosted ten supernovae since 1917. NGC 6946 is one of the most prolific galaxies in the sky in terms of supernova rates, about 10 times the rate of the Milky Way. What is even more remarkable is that our galaxy contains twice as many stars as NGC 6946.
It is located 18 million light-years from us.
Technical details:
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD14 and 0.7x focal reducer
Mount: Paramount MX+
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM in bin 2×2 mode
Filters Baader LRGB and H-alpha
Exposures:
45 x 6 min in luminance, 10 x 6 min in red, green, and blue, as well as 10 x 10 min in H-alpha
Location: Sainte-Sophie, Qc
Date: September 2024
