NGC 6164 - The Dragon's Egg

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NGC 6164 - The Dragon's Egg

[Public Domain] 14 Aug 2026 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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If you google “NGC 6164″ you’ll see my last photo of this exotic star because it’s the main shot on the wikipedia article. I took my time this season to integrate a lot more data so it’s not as noisy as that version. Should I update wikipedia? Anyway, this star behaves like it’s dying with multiple, big explosions of material but it’s not dying at all. What a diva!

Taken from Byron Bay, Australia July 2026.
95 x 5m Hydrogen
83 x 5m Oxygen
10 x 3m Red
23 x 3m Green
26 x 3m Blue
Total 17.75 hrs

Celestron 14” Edge HD Telescope @ F7
ZWO2600MM Duo Camera
SkyWatcher EQ8Rh-Pro Mount.

“This nebula is presumed to originate from episodic mass-loss events of the central O-type star, but the detailed formation mechanism is not yet well understood. ” – Beomdu et al (2024)

#astrophotography #celestron #skywatcher #zwo #byronbay

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