NGC 6946 + 6939

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Object: NGC 6946, NGC6939
Date: 2010-05-[14,15]
Scope, mount, camera: FSQ-106 ED, f/5.0, MAM50, ST-10XME
Filter, exposure time: LchiRGB, Lchi = L+R+G+B (noise weighted)
L=26*100s, RGB = (12x13x12)*300s

Total exposure time: 3h48min
Location: La Palma, Roque de los muchachos
Comments: Data reduction with THELI, colour composition in PS. NOMAD1 BVR colour calibration with a small correction towards SDSS ugr. Resampled from 2.6"/pixel to 2.2"/pixel. Note the faint galactic cirrus in the field and the faint extended halo around NGC 6946.