Wallpaper author:
Sean Davis
23 Apr 2021
NGC6188 Rim Nebula
NGC6188 Rim Nebula or the fighting dragons of ara as I like to refer to it as, is an emission nebula in constellation of Ara in the southern hemisphere. It sits directly above a small planetary nebula referenced to as the dragon egg.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6188
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 250 Dec -48.5
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 May 2020 - 23 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 617 | 12h | 70 |
| SII | 617 | 12h | 70 |
| OIII | 565 | 10h50m | 69 |