Wallpaper author:
Rodney Hughes
22 Dec 2025
NGC 6188 Ara Nebula
Dense intersellar dust clouds hiding distant star clouds. A bright open cluster, NGC6183 is embedded in this large emission nebula.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6188
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 250 Dec -48.5
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 14 Sept 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 675 | 3h | 16 |
| SII | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| OIII | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |