Dragons of Ara NGC 6188 (Steve Pratley)

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

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Dragons of Ara NGC 6188

Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) is a really special and very dramatic Southern Hemisphere emission nebula. It is about 4,000 lightyears away and is an active star forming region with incredible shapes seen in the dark cosmic dust. Its name comes from the twists and curls of the dark dust which looks like two dragons facing off.

I took this image for my eldest daughter Isabelle who recently turned 10 and it is a little water dragon.

I took these images throughout June / July and consists of over ~8 hours of photography over several nights. Hope you enjoy it!

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Skywatcher Esprit 100
AZEQ6 Mount
ZWO 1600 MM Pro w/ RGB & narrowband filters (Ha 3nm Antila, S2 & O3 ZQO 7nm - 1.25's)
PrimaLuce Eagle & Ecco
Location: Manly, NSW Australia
~8 hours of imaging
40 x 300s Ha
30 x 300s O3
25 x 300s S2
Nina, Pixinsight and PS

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