NGC 6946
NGC 6946
| This image of NGC 6946 is composed of three 100
second exposures added together. This was taken on top of Elsinore Peak
on October 12th, 1996 with my Meade LX200 10" telescope and a CB245
with a focal reducer at F/4.
NGC 6946 is a large Sc type spiral galaxy, lying on the Cepheus-Cygnus border about 2 degrees southwest of Eta Cephei. This galaxy lies only 11 degrees from the central plane of the Milky Way, and is heavily obscured by dust clouds in our own star system. The radial volocity, after correction for the solar motion, is only about 200 miles per seconds away from us. NGC 6946 has had a total of 6 SuperNova since 1917; on average one every 8 years. This galaxy is probably overdue for another SuperNova. |
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