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Ngc 6946 & ngc 6939
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Object:            Ngc6946 & ngc6939,  galaxy and open cluster in Cepheus-Cygnus border.
Telescope:    
Astrograph 250 f/4 Newton .  Paramount ME.  Atik 16200 ccd.  Filters: Chroma LRGB.
Exposures:        L :  113 x 15'  (28:15 ) 
                          R:  42 x 5'     (  3:30 ) 
                          G:  42 x 5'     (  3:30 )  
                          B:  42 x 5'     (  3:30 )
                             Total:    38:45 hours
Resolution:       1.05"/pixel.   Luminance  FWHM after integration: 2.8" 
Date:                July - August  2024
Site:                 
La Sagra Observatory  Puebla de Don Fadrique (Spain)    - mag 7 professional observatory skies -  

Processing (PixInSight):
Bias, Dark & Flat calibration
BlurXTerminator
MultiscaleGradientCorrection
SpectroPhotometric Color Calibration
NoiseXTerminator
GHS and Histogram stretching
StarXTerminator for star masks
HighDynamicRange Multiscale Transform
Color saturation and Curves adjustments
Local Histogram Equalization