NGC 6188
Impressive image of the NGC 6188 nebula, located some 4000 light-years away, in the southern constellation of Ara (the Altar). The red colour is due to emission from hydrogen, lit up by massive, recently-formed stars. The emission nebula is embedded in a dark, large molecular cloud.
Credit:ESO/J. Pérez
About the Image
| Id: | ngc_6188_paranal |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 November 2011, 10:49 |
| Size: | 1942 x 1480 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 39 27.10 |
| Position (Dec): | -48° 48' 37.37" |
| Field of view: | 77.01 x 58.69 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 3.0° right of vertical |
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