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2026 July 7 NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara <\/b> Explanation: <\/b> In the southern The dragons are, of course, actually made of The celestial home of the Massive, young stars of the embedded Ara OB1 association<\/a> were formed there only a few million years ago, Joining NGC 6188<\/a> on this cosmic canvas, This Tomorrow’s picture: <\/b>open space<\/a> <\/p>\n <<\/a> \n Authors & editors: <\/b>
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Image Credit & Copyright: <\/b>
\nRod Prazeres<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhere can you find dragons fighting in the night sky? <\/p>\n
\nconstellation<\/a> of the Altar:
\nAra<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nsuggestively shaped<\/a>
\ngas and dust. <\/p>\n
\nmythological battling beasts<\/a> is cataloged as
\nNGC 6188<\/a> and located about 4,000
\nlight year<\/a>s away near the edge of a
\nlarge molecular cloud<\/a>. <\/p>\n
\nsculpting<\/a> the dark shapes
\nand powering the nebular glow with
\nstellar winds<\/a> and intense
\nultraviolet<\/a> radiation. <\/p>\n
\nvisible toward the lower right, is unusual emission nebula
\nNGC 6164<\/a>,
\nalso created by one of the region’s
\nmassive stars<\/a>. <\/p>\n
\nimpressively<\/a> wide field
\npicture<\/a>,
\ncaptured from
\nQueensland<\/a>,
\nAustralia<\/a>,
\nspans over 2 degrees (four
\nfull Moon<\/a>s). <\/p>\n
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