NGC 6951 in Cepheus

NGC 6951 in Cepheus

NGC 6951 is an active (Seyfert type Sy2) galaxy in Cepheus.
Light pollution and edge gradients were not corrected to show the Integrated flux nebula evident in the image.



Magnitude: 11.9
Spiral classification: SAB(rs)bc.
Apparent Size: 3.9' x 3.2'
Distance: 33 +/-8 Mpc
Physical size: 75 Kly.

Date acquired: October 20, 2012
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9 binned 2x2
Guider: Starlight Xpress Exview
Scope: Astrotech AT10RC @ F8 (2000mm)
Mount: Losmandy Titan w/Gemini-II
Filters: Astronomik Clear, R, G & B type 2c, in combination with Idas light pollution suppression.
Exposures: Lum= 132 minutes, R,G,B = 66 minutes each.

Acquired, calibrated, stacked (avg) in Astroart 5
Sigmoid Brightness scaling in AIP4Win to Luminance layer.
LRGB combined in AA5
F.O.V. = 15.5' x 11.6' @ 1.32 arc"/Pixel

Here is a stretched version to show the IFN better.