Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

NGC6188

Emission Nebula NGC6188
Date/Place2009-05-25 at Farm Hakos, Namibia
CoordinatesAR 16h 40m 06s DEC -48° 40'00"
InstrumentTakahashi FSQ85ED
CameraModified 450D
IntegrationStack of 15x480s at ISO800. Pre-processing with IRIS, processing with PICTools and Pixinsight LE
CommentVery nice field, it would have been better exploited with a happier framing, but at the time of imaging I didn't know the real extension of the emission nebula.
Upper crop shows the planetary nebula NGC6164/NGC6165
Lower crop is a region around the reflection nebula GN 16.34.3/5