NGC 6188 glows crimson

Eso_ngc6188-3-6-m_1024

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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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6188
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
ESO-3.6m (None) -
Eso_ngc6188-3-6-m_1280
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ID
ngc6188-3-6-m
Subject Category
B.4.2.1  
Subject Name
NGC 6188
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:21:40
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc6188-3-6-m/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
5315.0, 5431.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
ngc6188-3-6-m
Metadata Date
2009-07-03T11:05:21+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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