A small galaxy in a field of stars.

[+Graham]

Despite the fairly poor seeing and a glaring moon I managed to get this last night.

The Galaxy is NGC 6946

Situated at the very base of the Chain 

It is one of the closest spiral galaxies to us.

Because of the glare I was limited to a very meager 120 second length subs and that was pushing the very limits.

This is the combination of 101 subs.

Taken with the GT 81.

Atik 414 with Lum 1 filter.

Captured and stacked in Maxim.

Pacified in PS 6.

 

 

 

 

[Brantuk]

Never fails to amaze me how many stars are out there - then suddenly smack in the middle of a dense patch you find a galaxy. Amazing shot Graham.

[+Graham]

Thanks Kim.

I did not realise there were so any stars around this either until the subs started rolling in.

[Smithysteve]

Amazing Graham, you almost can't 'see the woods for trees'.

 

I believe NGC 6946 is also known as the 'Fireworks Galaxy' seen through our own Milky Way star field - and it's a cracker!

 

thanks for sharing! ?

[+Graham]

You are quite correct Stephen.

8 super novas have gone off in the Galaxy in the past century 

[Tweedledee]

Very nice

 

You have part of the star cluster NGC6939 in the top left corner. They are 40 arc minutes apart.

 

If you got yourself a 2" 40mm wide field eyepiece you'd see them both together visually - this is why you need more eyepieces

 

You are unlikely to get them visually with the moon around though.

Edited May 15, 2016 by Tweedledee

[+Graham]

Or I could just move the camera/scope round a bit 

[Tweedledee]

27 minutes ago, Graham said:

Or I could just move the camera/scope round a bit 

I should've expected an answer like that.

[Dean Watson]

I love the firework.  makes a super pair with the open cluster.