NGC 6951 - The Smoking Gun Galaxy
NGC 6951 - The Smoking Gun Galaxy
Technical data:Acquisition date: 01-02 September 2019Exposure: RGB 225x3min -10CTotal exposure: 11 hoursTelescope: Omegon 8" F4 AstrographMount: AZ-EQ6Camera: ZWO ASI294 MC ProGuide: TS 60mm scope & T7 cameraControl: EQMOD, Stelarium, APTool, PHD2Processing: PixInsight
Interesting picture that contains the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6951 at about 70 million light-years from Earth. What’s also captivating is the delicate dust lanes that are actually located within the Milky Way and are called Integrated Flux Nebulas. These particular ones are quite easy to capture and appear as if an artist painted them over the galaxy.
