NGC6946 & NGC6939

The Fireworks Galaxy & Open Cluster

 

Astronomy Magazine Picture of the day 11/5/12

 

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Copyright 2011 Bernard Miller        

May 28 - June 1, 2011                

Location: Rancho Hidalgo, NM         

Telescope: TEC-140 (F7)              

Camera: SBIG ST-8300M                

Mount: AP900 GTO                     

Luminance: 12x10 minutes (binned 1x1)

Red: 6x10 minutes (binned 2x2)       

Green: 6x10 minutes (binned 2x2)     

Blue: 6x10 minutes (binned 2x2)