Wallpaper author:
Roy Gravel
10 Jun 2020
NGC 6188
NGC6188, the Fighting Dragons of Ara, is an emission nebula 4000 light years away. The Fighting Dragons are striking shapes resulting from nebular glow and obscuring dust clouds, here focusing on the dragons’ heads.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6188
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 250 Dec -48.5
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Mar 2020 - 27 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 704 | 10h10m | 52 |
| SII | 553 | 7h50m | 51 |
| OIII | 541 | 7h40m | 51 |