NGC6946 + NGC6939

Ãlvaro Ibáñez Pérez

Las Inviernas, Guadalajara, Spain

Telescope: TS115 Triplet APO refractor
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Mount: NEQ6 Pro II Tuning Belts + EQMOD
Filters: Baader LRGB + IDAS LPS
Guider setup: Lunático EZG-60 + SXLodestar
Focuser: RoboFocus + FocusMax

L: 15x600s bin1 (-5ºC)
RGB: 6x600s bin1 (-5ºC) for each channel

NGC 6946, also known as Fireworks Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 18 million light-years away, in the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus.

2015-05-23T00:00:00