Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ara (Ara)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6165  ·  NGC 6188  ·  Rim Nebula
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NGC 6188 - The fighting Dragons of  Ara, Sabine Gloaguen
NGC 6188 - The fighting Dragons of  Ara
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NGC 6188 - The fighting Dragons of Ara

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NGC 6188 - The fighting Dragons of Ara

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NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Ara about 4,000 light years away. The clouds of gas that compose it have powerful fantastic shapes. Some see it as a fight of celestial dragons, others a detail of The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo where the hands of God and Adam almost join...

At the bottom right of this cosmic work is NGC 6164. An emission, bipolar nebula generated by its central star: a rare type O star. These stars combine superlatives: they are the most massive, the warmest, the most blue, the rarest too.

The material forming the halo probably comes from a previous active phase of this central star and makes it look like a planetary nebula.

Location : Chile

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NGC 6188 - The fighting Dragons of  Ara, Sabine Gloaguen