NGC 6946

NGC 6946 - Spiral Galaxy in Cepheus

by Bob and Janice Fera

Parallax Instruments 12.5" f/9 Ritchey Chretien

Yankee Robotics Trifid II 6303 CCD Camera

Astrodon LRGB filters

LRGB composite (180,60,60,60 min)

Sub-exposures: 20 min

Processed in CCDops, MaxIm/DL (with RC-Astro plug-in), Gralak Sigma, AIP4WIN, PixInsight LE and Adobe Photoshop

Taken August 5 and 10, 2005 from Eagle Ridge Observatory, Foresthill, CA