NGC 6188 and NGC6164-65 in Ara/Norma

Updated : 20 August 2006.

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n6164_40-30-30_sgclpRGBflat_DDP_SZ_Sat_IP_PS.jpg (2500 kB)

  • CCD : STL11000 ABG
  • Exposure time : 40:30:30 RGB min (10 min individual images 1x1 binned)
  • Date and Time : 21. June 2006
  • Instrument : 15cm @ f/6
  • Focal length : 900 mm
  • FWHM : about 2.5 arcsec
  • Filters : Astronomik RGB filters
  • Image processing : Imageplus (Saturation, DDP) and Photoshop (Levels, curves)
  • Problems/comments : Imaged at IAS observatory, Farm Hakos, Namibia.
Below you can find a full resolution view of the S-shaped nebula NGC6164-65. The central star is a Wolf-Rayet star. Wolf-Rayet stars are hot (25-50,000+ degrees K), massive stars (20+ solar mass) with a high rate of mass loss. The central star is actully a triplett system.

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