The Milky Way’s plane cuts through the northwestern corner of Ara the Altar, blessing this southern constellation with a surplus of deep-sky delights. But perhaps none surpasses the stunning emission nebula known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara, the Rim Nebula, or simply NGC 6188. The battling mythological beasts face off at the center of Continue reading "NGC 6188: A nebula or a dragon fight to the death?" The post NGC 6188: A nebula or a dragon fight to the death? appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .