Fighting Dragons
Fighting Dragons
SHO-image of NGC 6188 - the Fighting Dragons of Ara - acquired with the CHI-2 telescope.
NGC 6188 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.
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Total exposure time 150 minutes.
5 subs of 600s with each narrowband filter (SHO)
NGC 6188 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.
Combination of an advanced request with 1 one-click request.
Total exposure time 150 minutes.
5 subs of 600s with each narrowband filter (SHO)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-2 (ASA500N, 50cm)
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
April 10, 2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Starnet++, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel 4.2, Astronomy Tools & Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins)
Credits
Astrophotography Group "Volkssterrenwacht A Pien", Ghent (Belgium)
Comments
Looks great! Dragons are nicely visible.