Dan Hall<p>NGC 6188, also known as the Rim Nebula, is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara.<br>It is a star-forming nebula sculpted by massive, young stars that have formed there in the last few million years.<br>The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188.<br>NGC 6164, also known as the Dragon's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula located between 4,000 and 6,000 light years away.<br>Captured on Vespera II using multi night mosaics captured at different times and edited in PixInsight from over 12 hours of data. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nebula</span></a></p>