NGC 6188 - Fighting Dragons Nebula - Explored December 17, 2022

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.

 

Equipment Details:

• 8 Inch Skywatcher Quattro Carbon Fibre F4.0 Newtonian Reflector

• Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

• SBIG STT 8300m CCD Camera cooled to -20'c

• SBIG FW8G-STT Filter Wheel

• Baader Ha, Oiii and Sii Filters

• SKywatcher BD 102mm Guide Scope

• Meade DSIii CCD Guide Camera

• Polemaster for polar alignment

 

Exposure Details:

•Ha 8 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Oiii 6 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Sii 9 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1

 

Total Integration Time: 1 hours and 55 minutes

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