File:NGC6946 - Noao-ngc6946kpno.jpg
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English: Spiral Galaxy NGC 6946
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)/H. Schweiker (WIYN) |
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Date | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. | ||||
Source | https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ngc6946kpno/ | ||||
Author | Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)/H. Schweiker (WIYN) | ||||
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current | 22:36, 10 November 2021 | 5,430 × 3,757 (10.26 MB) | Fabian RRRR (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1='''Spiral Galaxy NGC 6946 This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory on September 5th, 2008. The face-on spiral galaxy NGC 6946 is fueled by the births and deaths of brilliant, massive stars. Over the past century, eight supernovae have exploded in the arms of this galaxy, making NGC 6946 the most prolific known galaxy for supernov... |
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Credit/Provider | KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)/H. Schweiker (WIYN) |
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Source | NSF's NOIRLab |
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Date and time of data generation | 21:33, 30 June 2020 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 11:32, 28 March 2012 |
Date and time of digitizing | 06:51, 16 September 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 04:32, 28 March 2012 |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:BD40A2D1859011DDB2C9CC57F35C6F45 |
Keywords | NGC 6946 |
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IIM version | 4 |