Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ara (Ara)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6188  ·  NGC 6193  ·  Rim Nebula
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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188), richard bamfield
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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188)

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188)

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Very boring wiki description of an astrophotographer's classic:NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellationAra. The bright open clusterNGC 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.

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188), richard bamfield