Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ara (Ara)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6188  ·  NGC 6193  ·  Rim Nebula
Fighting Dragons of Ara, Stu
Fighting Dragons of Ara
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Fighting Dragons of Ara

Fighting Dragons of Ara, Stu
Fighting Dragons of Ara
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Fighting Dragons of Ara

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The Rim Nebula, also known as NGC 6188 or 'The Fighting Dragons of Ara' is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188.
This is a 4 pane mosaic only 3x300 seceack. HA data only before clouds rolled in.This was more of a test to see if everything stitched together ok

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Fighting Dragons of Ara, Stu