Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188, E. Vollmer

Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188

Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188, E. Vollmer

Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188

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The battle of two dragons in the constellation Ara. Their battle is nevertheless just an illusion of dust and gas about 4000 light years away from us. The region is a very active star-forming area with young hot stars surrounded by cosmic dust and gas. The stars are so bright that their stellar wind causes the surrounding gas to glow red, but their light is also reflected from the interstellar dust, creating a diffuse blue glow. The image is a project of the Meckesheim Observatory in collaboration with Andy Bender, Nico Gärtner and me.

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Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188, E. Vollmer