Observation by Des Middlemass: Fighting dragons of Ara

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 May 09 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Jul 20 - 22:49

Objects

NGC6188
NGC6164

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Constellation

Ara

Field centre

RA: 16^h39^m
Dec: -48°30'
Position angle: +89°51'

Field size

2°38' × 3°57'

Equipment

Askar SQA70 336mm, Player One Poseidon Pro Mono, Antlia 3nm SHO

Exposure

21 hrs (5 min subs)

Location

Yass, New South Wales

Target name

NGC6188 Firebird Nebula and NGC6164 Dragons Egg nebula

Title

Fighting dragons of Ara

About this image

A longish exposure over 3 nights, mostly to get enough OIII to see the shell around the Dragon's egg.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6188_Firebird_nebula_336mm_SHO_21hrs.jpg (6.9 MB)

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