Decan Stars

NGC 6946

Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

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Subject Names:
NGC 6946

Constellation: Cepheus & Cygnus

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Date:
July 2016

Location:
Anza, California

Optics:
RC 10” with AP CCDT67 reducer. Focal Length 1400mm @ f5.5

Mount:
AP1100GTO

Camera:
QSI 683WSG

Filters:
Astronomik Luminance L-3
Astronomik Deep-Sky RGB

Guiding:
SX Ultrastar in QSI Off-Axis Guider

Exposure:
L: 20 x 10 minutes, Bin 1
RGB: 8 x 10 minutes each, Bin 2
Total Exposure = 440 minutes (7 hours : 20 minutes)

Software:
Acquisition: MaxImDL 6, CCD Commander
Processing: PixInsight

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