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The Dragons of Ara (NGC6188)

Image Description and Details : Takahashi TOA-150, FLI ML16200, Astro-Physics AP1600 with Encoders
Frames: Red: 24x900", Green: 14x900", Blue: 19x900", Lum: 24x900", Integration: 20h 15'.

Dark shapes with bright edges winging their way through dusty NGC 6188 are tens of light-years long. The emission nebula is found near the edge of an otherwise dark large molecular cloud in the southern constellation Ara, about 4,000 light-years away.

Copyright: Deep Sky West Remote Observatory / Ruben Barbosa

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