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      NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy
      Wallpaper author:
      Michael Wheatley

      07 Dec 2023

      NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy

      At about 25mLy from Earth, the Fireworks galaxy is a stunning face on barred-spiral galaxy. It is so-named, due to the high rate of supernovae, having experienced 10 over the last century.

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      NGC 6946

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      NGC6946 Fireworks Galaxy