Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws - Luminance

Luminance Data - NGC 6188

 

NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4000 light years away in the constellation Ara. This area is commonly known as the dancing dragons. It is a starforming nebula filled with young stars. Some are only a few million years old, and most likely formed when the last batch of stars went supernova in that area.

 

Instruments

Telescope: ………. 10" Ritchey-Chrétien (RCOS)

Focal Length: ..... 2300.00 mm

Camera: …………... SBIG STL-11000 Mono

Pixel size: ........... 9.00 um

Resolution: ......... 0.82 arcsec/pix

Mount: …………..... Astro-Physics AP-900

 

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