NGC 6946 The Fireworks Galaxy - telescope processed image. It earned its name by hosting 10 observed supernovae in the last century—far more than the Milky Way's average of one or two.

NGC 6946 The Fireworks Galaxy - unprocessed image. We see it through heavy interstellar dust from our own galaxy, which dims its light and adds a mysterious, reddened hue to its glow.

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A swirl of stars and a smattering of stars.

Lower: The "Fireworks Galaxy" NGC 6946, 19 million light years away and nicknamed after its many supernovae. Upper: Open cluster NGC 6939, 5900 light years away. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc6946 #ngc6939

A wide-field astrophotograph showing two main celestial objects. In the lower right is NGC 6939, a tight grouping of bluish stars forming an open star cluster. In the upper left is NGC 6946, a bright face-on spiral galaxy with dusty arms, tinged in subtle red and blue hues. Faint interstellar dust clouds stretch across the image, giving it a textured appearance. The entire scene is filled with tiny stars from our Milky Way in the background.

📸 NGC 6946 and NGC 6939

📅 APOD – July 4, 2025
📷 Credit: Alberto Pisabarro

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