Wide-field view of the region of the sky around the nebula NGC 6164/6165

Thousands of stars fill the frame. Most of them are small dots in white, bluish or red, but four larger ones surrounded by blue halos appear on the left and right margins of the image. The background is dark, with hazy, reddish, cloud-like structures covering most of it. There is a bright reddish structure in the centre of the image. It is approximately the size of the larger stars, shaped like an egg tilted to the right, and has a bright white star in its centre.

This wide-field view, created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the rich star clouds in the constellation of Norma (the Carpenter’s Square) in our Milky Way galaxy. The beautiful nebula NGC 6164/6165, also known as the Dragon’s Egg, appears in the centre of the image.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

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About the Image

Id:eso2407c
Type:Observation
Release date:11 April 2024, 20:00
Related releases:eso2407
Size:9326 x 7072 px

About the Object

Name:HD 148937, NGC 6164, NGC 6165
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary
Milky Way : Nebula
Distance:4000 light years
Category:Nebulae
Stars

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