Wallpaper author:
James Hawks
13 Dec 2022
Rim Nebula aka The Fighting Dragons
NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. NGC 6188 is a star forming nebula, and is formed by the large, young stars. Some of the stars are only a few million years old.
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 |