NGC 6188

Hi ALL

In the constellation of Ara at a distance of approximately 4400ly lies an emission/reflection nebula designated NGC6188 and a loose open cluster NGC6193.
These two object are immersed in the much larger emission known as Gum53 which is also populated by many dark nebula as well.

This image was shot by me last week and processed by the master technician Bud Guinn.

Exposures were 10 minutes by 18 and all preprocessing done in AA3.
Shot with a SXV-H9C through a ZS 66SD guided on a Ap600E with a ZS110 and shot from a dark site 3 hours south of Sydney at Magellan Observatory.

I hope you enjoy this shot and a big thank you to Bud for his time !

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Louie,
You and Bud make quite a team--a truly "stellar" image. That's an amazingly rich and deep image. I know Bud's work from the SX Yahoo group, and he truly is prolific in both his work and his advice.
Kudos to both of you,
Larry

I'd love the able to see that part of the sky. Excellent job.

Tom

Nice work to both yourself and Bud,Louie!
I find the dark nebula very interesting,and so many stars in the image!



Jason

Nice one Louie!

I nearly imaged that myself the other night but managed to trip myself up by making a mistake setting up my gear.

Greg.

Very nice Louie. Congrats to both you and Bud.

Very well done, Louie!

Eric

WOW!
Talk about a bright & busy place! 8)

Great shot Louie! Keep'em coming!