Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ara (Ara)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6134  ·  NGC 6188  ·  NGC 6193  ·  NGC 6200  ·  Rim Nebula
NGC 6188, jprejean
NGC 6188
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NGC 6188

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 6188, jprejean
NGC 6188
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NGC 6188

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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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.
NGC 6188 is a star forming nebula, and is sculpted by the massive, young stars that have recently formed there – some are only a few million years old. This spark of formation was probably caused when the last batch of stars went supernova.
Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight. Captured at Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia.

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NGC 6188, jprejean