Description: - A small dim
galaxy seen through part of the Milky Way in Cepheus, along with
an open cluster that is inside the Milky Way. These two are high
in the sky from Southern Alberta. NGC 6946 is nearby but not
part of our Local Group of Galaxies. It also frequently shows
supernovae, giving it its distinctive name. This image shows two
unfortunate light flares in my camera from relatively bright
stars just outside of the fields, one on the Left and a fainter
one lower on the Right
Telescope: Astro-Physics AP92
telescope w 92FF giving 644mm focal length at f/7.
Camera: SBIG STT-8300M @ -35C
Sensor Temperature
Exposure: 7 each Red, Green
and Blue sub exposures of 10 min each for 210 minutes total
through Baader RGB filters
Date: 2023-09-21 at 9C and
62%RH.
Location: a location near
Cluny, Alberta under Bortle 4 skies
Processed in PixInsight with SPCC colour calibration,
NoiseXT and BlurXT, then finished in Adobe Photoshop.
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