NGC 6946 -- SPIRAL GALAXY

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Cygnus

Distance                 ?? Million light years

Magnitude               9.1

Size                       11.5x9.8 arc-min

Image

Date                       2008-08-02

Place                      RMCC Observatory (Mounds)

Exposure Data          LRGB  60:30:30:45 mins @ -10C

                             Lum 12x5, Red 6x5, Green 6x5, Blue 9x5

Notes                     RGB binned 2x2
                            

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Paramount ME

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS