A better fireworks galaxy??

[CCD Imager]

IC342, a good competitor as a fireworks galaxy to NGC6946?

Imaged last new moon, totalling 9.5 hours, LRGB taken with an ASI6200 and Esprit 150, all unguided.

If you use averted vision, there is some nice background IFN visible

Adrian

Edited November 5, 2023 by CCD Imager

[almcl]

Wonderful Image and the detail is stunning, but why a competitor to the Fireworks galaxy?

I have always understood that NGC 6946 is named the Fireworks galaxy because of the large number of supernovas (ten) observed there in the last 100 years or so, (reference here) whereas I can't find a reference to a single one in IC 342? 

Happy to be proved wrong, or perhaps I've misunderstood?

[CCD Imager]

Only in that it looks like a pinwheel firework, I was trying to be seasonal, but thanks for commenting.

Adrian

[CCD Imager]

Maybe it looks more pinwheel than M33 🤣

[almcl]

4 minutes ago, CCD Imager said:

Maybe it looks more pinwheel than M33 🤣

Ah! yes of course it does indeed look like a Pinwheel/catherine wheel!

[Bonamy]

Lovely detail there. Great job processing