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Object Info
Object Name NGC6188
Type Reflection, Emission, Cometary and Dark Nebula present
Location RA: 16h 41m 20s, DEC: -48d 48' 16"
Constellation Ara
Image Field Approx 37 by 37 arcminutes
Exposures L: 90 R:50 G:50 B:50 minutes (4 hours)
Dates: Taken over 18th and 19nd May 2010
Taken from: Macedon Ranges Observatory (MRO)
144°37'41"E, 37°12'46"S


Image Info
Telescope RCOS 16" f8.4
Focal Length 3414mm
Mounting Paramount ME
CCD camera Apogee Alta U9000
Camera pixels 3056 x 3056 x 12um
Image scale 0.73 arcsecond per pixel
Guiding ST402 via off-axis pickoff through main scope
Processed with: CCDStack, PixInsight 1.4, Photoshop CS4
Sub-Exposures 10 minutes for all images