This image was produced by combining the data presented in the recent Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters: "ISOCAM observations of NGC 6946: Mid-IR structure" Malhotra et al. Other infomation on this galaxy can be obtained from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters "The Mid-Infrared Color of NGC 6946", Helou et al, and "The SWS survey for rotational H₂ lines in late-type galaxies. Observations of the central regions of NGC 6946", Valentijn et al.