Star cluster NGC 6193 and nebula NGC 6188
This image, taken by OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope at Paranal Observatory, shows a section of the Ara OB1 stellar association. In the centre of the image is the young open cluster NGC 6193, and to the right is the emission nebula NGC 6188, illuminated by the ionising radiation emitted by the brightest nearby stars.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1510a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 March 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1510 |
| Size: | 17388 x 18660 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6188, NGC 6193 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 41 20.33 |
| Position (Dec): | -48° 45' 36.99" |
| Field of view: | 62.04 x 66.57 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical g | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical r | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical H-alpha | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |