NGC6188 and NGC6193 "The Dragons of Ara"

[kiwiapple]

This is a target that I imaged back in mid-2022, and that I had a few issues processing. I watched a few videos, did some tweaks and eventually came up with something that was OK, but in the end I grew to dislike it. I was reminded of it today when I saw someone else post an image of the same target elsewhere, so I went back to the drawing board and came up with this, which I like a lot better than what I had before. I plan to capture some more subs on this target when conditions allow, since this one was just four hours of data, in narrowband.

 

[JimFox]

Super cool James! I can imagine this one is a bit tricky to process. I do like your result with just 4 hours.

I also think it's cool that you got the dragon egg in it also.

 

[kiwiapple]

Thanks Jim!

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful colors and shapes. Can't wait to see even more detail.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Neat. There is a natural vignette bringing the attention to the center.

 

[Comet Hunter]

Very cool, and on my to-do list, although I am not sure it comes up in my area?

 

[kiwiapple]

Very cool, and on my to-do list, although I am not sure it comes up in my area?

Stellarium or Telescopius (or similar) will tell you! And thanks!

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hard to judge improvement without seeing the other versions, but this version sure looks nice. It is such a wonderful target, just love it.

ML

 

[Ben Egbert]

I se,e two dragons in combat

 

[JimFox]

Very cool, and on my to-do list, although I am not sure it comes up in my area?

Hey Ed, we are out of luck sadly.

Now Mike Lewis is planning a trip down there, maybe he can take some data of it and share it with us later.

 

[Dan Moorehead]

Stunning