Star cluster NGC 6193 and nebula NGC 6188

eso_eso1510a March 11th, 2015

Credit: ESO

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.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1510a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 6188 • NGC 6193
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula; Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 41m 20.3s; DEC = -48° 45’ 37.0”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 1.0 x 1.1 degrees
Constellation: Ara

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (H-alpha)	-
VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (r)	-
VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (g)	-
VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso1510a
Subject Category: B.4 B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: NGC 6188, NGC 6193
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2015-03-11T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1510a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument: OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, r, g, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 250.334711917, -48.7602762141
Reference Dimension: 17388.0, 18660.0

Reference Pixel: 8694.0, 9330.0
Scale: -5.94631546998e-05, 5.94631546998e-05
Rotation: -0.020000000000000007
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1510a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1510a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2014-08-06T14:01:48+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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