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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.
Kredit:ESO/J. Pérez
O snímku
| Id: | perez-ngc6188 |
| Typ: | Fotografický |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 7. listopadu 2011 15:40 |
| Velikost: | 2156 x 3228 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | NGC 6188 |
| Typ: | Unspecified : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 16 39 55.11 |
| Position (Dec): | -48° 31' 7.08" |
| Field of view: | 85.43 x 127.91 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je 2.9° pravá od svislé osy |
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