| NGC 6946 Spiral Galaxy | |
|---|---|
| R.A. | 20h 34m 58.922s |
| Dec. | +60° 10' 6.31" |
| Apparent Size | 11.2' x 9.8''" |
| Mean Radial Velocity | 50.0 km/s |
| Magnitude | +8.88 |
| Distance | 15 million ly |
| Location | Cepheus |
| Other IDs | PGC 65001, UGC 11597 MCG 10-29-6 |
| Scope | 8" Intes Micro MN-86 |
| Mount | EQ6 skyscan,guided with sxv guidehead |
| Exposure | L:RGB 78 x 120 sec ,22 x 120sec,26 x 120 sec,18 x 120sec , RGB binned@2x2 |
| Post-processing | AA4 and Russell Cromans GradientXTerminator |
| Filters | IR,, RGB |
| Camera | Starlight Express sxv-h9 |
| Location | Claines Top Observatory |
| Date | 24th July and 29th August 2006, RGB on 3rd Sept.2006 |
A wonderful full on faint galaxy in Cepheus. First proper RGB image, limited in RGB exposure due to clouds. Used RCs most excellent GradientXTerminator on the raw RGB images. Then aligned and RGB merged in AA4.