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• RA: 20:34.8
• Dec:  +60:09
• Magnitude: 8.9
• Size: 11 x 10 arc min
• Distance: 10,000 kly
• Constellation:  Cepheus

• Scope: 8" SCT at f/10
• Autoguider: ST-4 faint mode
• Sky conditions:  Great seeing and transparency.
• Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D ISO800
• Exposure: 6 x 10 minutes
• Date:  September 26, 2008

Comments:  A very pleasant night for September with a low in the lower 50s. NGC 6946 is a rather nearby spiral galaxy. Nine supernovae have been detected in NGC 6946 as of March 2009.