Wallpaper author:
Jaspreet Singh
09 May 2021
NGC 6188 in SHO
NGC 6188 is an emission nebula, located 4000 light years away from earth in the constellation of Ara. NGC 6188 is a stellar formation region and is sculpted by the massive young stars that have recently formed there, some are only few million years old. The spark of formation was caused by the last batch of stars going supernova
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6188
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 249.92084 Dec -48.55611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 13 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| SII | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| OIII | 600 | 50m | 5 |