Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Fireworks Galaxy  ·  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, Edward Overstreet
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy

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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, Edward Overstreet
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy

Link to TIFF/FITS: http://nightskyimager.com/

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This beautiful face-on spiral spans nearly 40,000 light-years across, and is seen through a field of foreground stars from our Milky Way Galaxy. At a distance of 10 million light years, this galaxy relatively nearby, but not a member of the Milky Way's Local Group.

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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, Edward Overstreet