NGC 6946 galaxy and NGC 6939 cluster

A strange pair of objects, a galaxy and an open cluster, at the border of Cygnus and Cepheus: the distance is 38'.
 

Technical Data
Optics Pentax 75 apochromatic refractor
Focal Lenght 500 mm
Focal Ratio f/6,7
Exposure Time 40 min exposure
Film Kodak E200
Developement sensibility 320 ISO
Location Capanne di Cosola (AL, on the Appennines, Italy) at 1500m
Date and time of exposure start 31 may 2003, 22.10 UT
Mount Gemini G41
Tracking ST4
Temperature and humidity T=+10°C, RH=73%
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