Dancing with Dragons again (Brian Boyle)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Ara (Ara) · Contains: NGC 6188 · NGC 6193 · PK336-01.1 · Rim Nebula

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Dancing with Dragons again

With apologies to all my AB friends, here is another image of the Rim nebula, Dragons of Ara or NGC6188.
I know that there is nothing new to see in here, but with the moon getting past first quarter and somewhat indifferent conditions, I decided to have a crack at a brighter target.
Besides, I was also keen to see what my RC12 could make of it, as I was pleased with the result from Eta Carine nebula a month or so back.

As with the Eta Carina nebula, I needed to mosaic a couple of panels together. But somehow I managed to stuff that up and, with further cropping, ended up with mosaiced image not much bigger than a single field. Oh well.

Nevertheless, I am still happy with the outcome. The increased aperture really does help with the detail and despite the clouds the SNR was also good. A larger aperture is not just for faint stuff.

Normally I use the Foraxx palette, but I find that the Dragons of Ara really work best for me in straightforward SHO. [With 80% SCNR in green and purple].

Hope you enjoy, despite the familiarity.

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RA (center)	16h39m21s.436
RA (top/left)	16h41m38s.646
RA (top/right)	16h41m32s.432
RA (bottom/right)	16h37m07s.119
RA (bottom/left)	16h37m07s.494

Dec (center)	-48°37′44″.99
Dec (top/left)	-49°10′43″.38
Dec (top/right)	-48°04′14″.93
Dec (bottom/right)	-48°04′36″.31
Dec (bottom/left)	-49°11′05″.52

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