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Vixen FL55SS with original flattner (f=312 mm)
Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT (piggyback)
78x4 min, ISO 800
05h 12min
Camera:
Nikon Z6
Object data NGC 6188
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NGC 6188 in Ara - wide field
2022-05-27+28 + 06-01
Emission Nebula
20’
Ara
4 000 Ly
NGC 6188 is part of a very large HII complex. Its nickname is
"fighting dragons of Ara". In the upper right is the bipolar emission
nebula NGC 6164 with its extended [OIII] halo.