This galaxy is noted for its supernovae; 10 in the last 100 years. At 22 million light years and lying close to the galactic plane, its visibility from Earth is not helped by dust obscuring some of the light; well, that's my excuse anyway. The pretty cluster is in our own galaxy.
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galaxy ngc6946 fireworks with open cluster ngc6939 in cepheus 700d + pn208 18x240s @ ISO 800 |
...and not forgetting the obligatory location of the latest supernova.I've always wanted to draw lines like when they discovered Pluto. So, here they are...
