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2025 July 04 - NGC 6946 and NGC 6939
In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 and the open star cluster NGC 6939 in the same image. This is a very deep exposure, requiring 68 hours of imaging through a telescope.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here…
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