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NGC 6188 and NGC 6193 in Ara
NGC 6188 is a large emission nebula located some 4000 light years distant in the Southern constellation Ara.
This giant molecular cloud is being illuminated by the young star cluster NGC 6193 which in this image appears in the centre almost as if suspended in front of a blanket of nebulousity littered with thousands of other dimmer stars in a multitude of colours.
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