NGC 6946 is a spiral galaxy separated by less than 1 degree from the beautiful open cluster NGC 6939. Often referred to as the "firecracker" galaxy because of the large number of supernova (9) that have occurred in this galaxy since 1917

read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6946

FLT110@F5.2 guided with megrez 80mm F7 on AP900 mount