NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy - Chuck Novice

Constellation: Cygnus Type of object: Spiral galaxy Size: 18.1 million light-years Magnitude: 8.8 Discovered in : 1798 Fun Facts ! This is one of the most prolific galaxies in the sky in terms of supernova rate, around 10 times the rate of the Milky Way (for half as many stars). It features some unusual celestial objects, notably the “red ellipse”, a superbubble formed by the massive stars of the cluster it encloses.