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Object |
NGC 6188-
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ALPHA VERSION |
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Info |
NGC 6188 is located in the
constellation of Ara. It lies in a rich part of the Milky Way south of
Scorpius. This image only shows the heart of the nebulous star forming
area. It extends far greater in wide field images. Like IC 1275
and NGC 6559 nebula complex in Scorpius,
NGC 6188 also is a rich star forming region,
as is evident from the glowing hydrogen gas. This object lies
approximately 4400 L.y. away. |
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Date |
Ha- 15 &
16/ 04/ 11 & RGB 26 / 04/ 11 |
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Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
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Instrument |
Home built 10" Newtonian (Bob
Royce primary) and an Antares 1/20th wave
secondary with Televue Paracorr
coma corrector. System working
@ f4.6 (native F4/
1016 FL) 1.315
arcsec/pixel- FOV 44.6x44.6 |
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Mount |
Celestron CI700 controlled by the
SiTech servo Goto Control System
with Pittman 8000 series motors.
Pulley and belt system |
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Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress SXVR-H16 monochrome with Starlight Xpress USB
filter wheel. |
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Exposures |
Ha:
208' R:48' G:48' B:48' (4min
sub exposures all unbinned) Flat field and
bias subtracted. |
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Guiding |
ST80
refractor F5 with a Starlight Xpress HX516
CCD. Mounted via a side by side accessory
plate. plate. |
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Filters |
Astronomik
typeII anti halo Ha
(12nM) RGB 2" filter set |
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Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions- Average seeing and transparency. Would have
been some great nights however the farmers were burning off during the
day. |
