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First prize ASA Astrofhoto contest

This image was the first prize in the 2013 contest.
See details here:

http://www.astrosysteme.at/eng/news_12-13.html

NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara.
The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity (The Bluish region at the upper part of the image)(WIKI)

At the lower Right - the Bipolar NGC 6164 and 6165 (see next image...)

Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
HA-RGB image
Ha - 60 min
RGB 20 minutes per channel

(Total of 2 HRS)

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2012.

Apogee USB/Net
full exif

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Eli Finkelstein30-Jul-2019 19:40
It looks at least as good as the Hubble Images
SmartmilToys.com12-Nov-2016 08:16
Very impressive for me!!!
Gil 07-Aug-2013 07:37
extraordinary, impressing
Gil 07-Aug-2013 07:37
extraordinary, impressing
Oved Dahari 06-Aug-2013 07:37
Excellent and beautiful.
offer 05-Aug-2013 15:18
very nice
Guest 08-Dec-2012 14:12
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Guest 08-Dec-2012 14:12
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