eso_ngc6188-3-6-m December 3rd, 2009
Credit: ESO
An image of the emission nebula NGC 6188 taken by ESO's 3.6-meter Telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile in 1986. The nebula is located in the southern constellation Ara and is about 4,000 light-years away. Radiation from stars within the nebula heats up the surrounding gases, making them glow.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc6188-3-6-m/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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