#NGC 6188

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188, center), the Dragon's Egg Nebula (NGC 6164/6165, lower right), and NGC 6193 (C82, center) // Regina Wille-Fier

In this larger image is the open cluster NGC 6193 that was part of the Caldwell Catalog. Surrounding it are two nebulae: the Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) who are "fighting" over the Dragon's Egg Nebula (NGC 6164/6165). The open cluster was discovered by James Dunlop (1793-1848) in 1826, but it is unlikely that he saw the surrounding nebulosity very well. The entire scene is best seen during the winter months in the southern hemisphere.

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Fighting dragons of Ara © Aleix Roig

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Cloud Destruction

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NGC 6188, Immortal Kombat- Shaun Robertson

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A Southern Emission Nebula

An emission nebula and open star cluster in the constellation of Ara.

NGC 6188, Caldwell 82, in Ara With Associated Open Star Cluster NGC 6193 Image exposure:121 MinutesImage Size:1.54º x 1.03ºImage date:2023-06-10 Don’t just look at the nebula. Look at the stars too. A nebula is nothing without its stars and this emission nebula has some vivid star clusters and numerous bright strings of stars associated with it. The main star cluster NGC 6193, which is…

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Dragon's Egg Nebula and Halo

The star at the center created everything. Known as the Dragon's Egg, this star -- a rare, hot, luminous O-type star some 40 times as massive as the Sun -- created not only the complex nebula (NGC 6164) that immediately surrounds it, but also the encompassing blue halo. Its name is derived, in part, from the region's proximity to the picturesque NGC 6188, known as the fighting Dragons of Ara. In another three to four million years, the massive star will likely end its life in a supernova explosion. Spanning around 4 light-years, the nebula itself has a bipolar symmetry, making it similar in appearance to more common planetary nebulae - the gaseous shrouds surrounding dying sun-like stars. Also, like many planetary nebulae, NGC 6164 has been found to have an extensive, faint halo, revealed in blue in this deep telescopic image of the region. Expanding into the surrounding interstellar medium, the material in the blue halo was likely expelled from an earlier active phase of the O-star. NGC 6164 lies 4,200 light-years away in the southern constellation of the Carpenter's Square (Norma).

Image Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman

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NGC 6188, Fighting Dragons of Ara

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NGC 6188 aka the Firebird Nebula - an emission nebula  in the constellation Ara, photographed 8th July 2023 using

Takahashi FSQ EDA (4.17") Siding Springs Observatory, Australia via iTelescope.net

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2024 June 19

NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Taylor

Explanation: Do dragons fight on the altar of the sky? Although it might appear that way, these dragons are illusions made of thin gas and dust. The emission nebula NGC 6188, home to the glowing clouds, is found about 4,000 light years away near the edge of a large molecular cloud, unseen at visible wavelengths, in the southern constellation Ara (the Altar). Massive, young stars of the embedded Ara OB1 association were formed in that region only a few million years ago, sculpting the dark shapes and powering the nebular glow with stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation. The recent star formation itself was likely triggered by winds and supernova explosions from previous generations of massive stars, that swept up and compressed the molecular gas. This impressively detailed image spans over 2 degrees (four full Moons), corresponding to over 150 light years at the estimated distance of NGC 6188.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240619.html

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Dragons fighting in space?

Just kidding. These "dragons" are made up of gas and dust in the emission nebula NGC 6188, which is 4000 lightyears away in the Ara constellation!

Image by: Carlos Taylor

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NGC 6188, 6164-5 and Surroundings (HOS True Colorish)

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NGC 6193, C82 // John Bozeman

Seen here against the Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) is the open cluster NGC 6193 about 3,700 light years away in the constellation of Ara, the Altar. This cluster is home to about 30 stars, two of which are bright blue giants. These stars are very rare and very hot, exceeding 30,000 kelvin. (For context, the Sun has a temperature of about 5,800 kelvin.) Only about 1 in every 3 million stars in our neighborhood is a star of this type.

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NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

Credits: Harel Borenand Tal Faibish

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NGC 6188, also known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara, easily the most badass name for an emission nebula that I have ever come across

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NGC 6188: Ara’nın Ejderhaları

Günün Astronomi Görseli 19 Haziran 2024 Görsel & Telif: Carlos Taylor Ejderhalar gökyüzünün sunağında mı savaşır? Öyle görünse de, bu ejderhalar ince gaz ve tozdan oluşan illüzyonlar. Parlayan bulutlara ev sahipliği yapan emisyon bulutsusu NGC 6188, yaklaşık 4000 ışık yılı uzaklıkta, güney takımyıldızı Ara’da (Sunak) görünür dalga boylarında görülmeyen büyük bir moleküler bulutun kenarında…

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The Rim Nebula

Geriatric activities: playing bingo or running an astronomy club?

A Nebula in Ara Bright Nebula NGC 6188 & Star Cluster NGC 6193, Caldwell 82 Image exposure: 120 minutesImage Size:Size: 2.08° x 1.39° Image date:2024-06-09 I imaged this object a year ago and decided to try it again by using a reducer to increase the field of view. The nebula, NGC 6188 is listed as only 20 arc-minutes across. It actually forms part of a much larger region known as the Ara…