Some astronomy images leave me wondering if I can actually find the object (named in the title) in the picture. Like finding objects in clouds in our daytime skies, objects in astronomy pictures are sometimes easy to find and sometimes not. Admittedly, my first view of images from this scene gave me a similar feeling - I guessed because of the thick field of stars. So in processing, I removed the stars and BAM! There were the dragons and the egg they were fighting over.

Calibrated images of the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula were provided by iTelescope.net. In addition to providing access to their telescopes, iTelescope.net provides subscribing members with a combination of premium image sets (with the rights to use & post them) and webinars that show how to process them. Itelescope.net captured the images using their T71 telescope based in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. This was especially helpful because the Dragons of Ara are visible in the Southern Hemisphere where I live in Colorado. After capturing, I handled the post-processing side with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop, Star Xterminator, Topaz Sharpen and DeNoise AI.

Esta nebulosa bipolar de emisión, formada por una estrella gigante azul (HD 148937), se encuentra a unos 4.200 años luz de distancia. Su forma distintiva recuerda a un “huevo de dragón” envuelto en gas ionizado.

Capturé esta imagen con un Sky-Watcher 200P sobre montura NEQ6 Pro, cámara QHY 163M, y filtros de banda estrecha Hα y OIII. Realicé el procesamiento con PixInsight y Photoshop, resaltando los detalles del hidrógeno y oxígeno presentes en la región.

Dessa vez fiz captura especificamente do chamado Ovo do Dragão (NGC6164 e NGC6165). Para ver a imagem com campo de visão maior, volte três posts. Captura feita na Chapada dos Veadeiros, Bortle 1, usando filtro L-Enhance.

This time I captured the called Dragon's Egg (NGC6164 and NGC6165). To see this same region of the sky in a wider view, go back three posts. The capture was made in Chapada dos Veadeiros, Bortle 1, using a L-Enhance filter.

Camera Zwo Asi 294mc Pro, gain 125 at -10°C, Sky-Watcher 200p (200/1000mm) telescope (f5) with comma corrector 1.1x. Guiding with Asiair and ASI290mc in an adapted finderscope 50mm, Eq5 Sky-watcher mount and AstroEq tracking mod. 26 Ligth Frames of 300s, no darks and no bias. 2h10 minutes total exposure. Used Optolong L-Enhance filter. Processing on Pixinsight. Bortle 1.

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Luta dos Dragões de Ara (NGC6188) e o Ovo do Dragão (NGC6164 e NGC6165). A primeira é uma nebulosa de emissão, rica em h-alpha. Tem este nome por ter a aparência de dois dragões se enfrentando. A segunda é uma nebulosa difusa, criada pela ejeção da nebulosa por parte de sua estrela central, um tipo raro de estrela. Foto feita em bortle 3 com filtro L-Enhance.

Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188) and the Dragon's Egg (NGC6164 and NGC6165). The first is an emission nebula, rich in H-alpha. It is named for its appearance resembling two dragons facing off. The second is a diffuse nebula, created by the mass ejection from its central star, a rare type of star. Photo taken in Bortle 3 with an L-Enhance filter.

Camera Zwo Asi 294mc Pro, gain 125 at -10°C, William Optics zs sd (66/388mm) with 0.8 focal reducer (leading to f4.9 and 310mm focal lenght). Guiding with Asiair and ASI290mc in an adapted finderscope 50mm, Eq5 Sky-watcher mount and AstroEq tracking mod. 35 Ligth Frames of 300s, 30 darks and 50 bias. 2 hour and 55 minutes total exposure. Processing on Pixinsight. Bortle 3. Used Optolong L-Enhance filter.

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