NGC 6188, also known as The Fighting Dragons of Ara, 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.

Telescope: Planewave CDK17 (FR) f4.5
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: QHY16200A/ Integral FW
Guider: AP 155EDF f5.4 / FLI PL29050
Filters: Astronomik 36mm LRGB

L: 52×10 mins = 520 mins, R: 23×10 mins = 230 mins, G: 19×10 mins = 190 mins, B: 24×10 mins = 240 mins

Total Imaging Time: 19h 40m

Data Imaged remotely over 6 nights during April 2022.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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