Close-up View: Star Cluster NGC 6193 & Nebula NGC 6188 in Ara | ESO

Close-up View: Star Cluster NGC 6193 & Nebula NGC 6188 in Ara | ESO

This video, taken by OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope at Paranal Observatory, gives a close-up view of a section of the Ara OB1 stellar association. In the center of the image is the young open cluster NGC 6193, and to the right is the emission nebula NGC 6188, illuminated by the ionizing radiation emitted by the brightest nearby stars.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: March 11, 2015

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