NGC 6188, NGC 6193 | Ara
Nebula (NGC 6188) and star cluster (NGC 6193) in Ara, also known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara. Click on the image for a fullscreen version.
Below: A cropped detail. Click for a fullscreen version.
Below: Visible at lower right in the main image (at the top of this page) is this emission nebula (its two lobes are catalogued as NGC 6164 and NGC 6165) together with fainter bubble-like structures, the result of past mass ejection by the nebula's central star.
11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.
