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.
Equipment info:
Sky Watcher Esprit 100 ED Pro
Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro
ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Chroma Ha 5nm
Chroma OIII 3nm
Chroma SII 3nm
Image Acquisition Details:
10x600 sec Ha @ Unity Gain, -15C
11x600 sec OIII @ Unity Gain, -15C
12x900 sec SII @ Unity Gain, -15C
Total Integration time 6.5 hours
Site Information:
Centurion, South Africa. Bortle 6
Image Processing Software:
Deep Sky Stacker
Photoshop CC
Copyrigth: Janco Moolman
