images

NGC 6188 nebula in Ara

by

ESO/Novapix

Reference

a-neb61-88013

Date

2015-03-18

This image, taken by OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope at Paranal Observatory, shows a section of the Ara OB1 stellar association. In the centre of the image is the young open cluster NGC 6193, and to the right is the emission nebula NGC 6188, illuminated by the ionising radiation emitted by the brightest nearby stars.