NGC 6188 - Fighting Dragons Nebula in HOO

NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Ara. The open cluster of NGC 6193, which is visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188.

 

Not a lot of data was collected in this image, but we are very happy with the final result from this processing combination of Ha=red, Oiii=green and Oiii=blue

 

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 and Oiii

• 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

 

Total Integration Time: 1 hours and 10 minutes

Done