NGC 6188 Firebird Nebula

NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Ara. NGC 6164 can be seen at the bottom of the image. Taken at Glenmaggie. Size: 2.24 x 1.49 deg, Pixel scale: 4.02 arcsec/pixel

Image Details
Camera STL-11000M
Scope AT8 IN
Mount EQ6-Pro
Guiding Selfguide, 10 sec, Bin 2x2
Exposure HaLRGB 70:60:50:50:40 total 4:30
Location Glenmaggie
Date 2011-06-04
Coordinates RA: 16h 37m 20s
DEC: -48° 39' 52"
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NGC 6188 Firebird Nebula

Annotations generated from the plate solve · OpenNGC · Sharpless · RCW · LBN · HYG