GALLERY DARK DRAGONS Kfir Simon NGC 6188 (center left) is sometimes called the Fighting Dragons of Ara for the dark strands of gas and dust that bisect this emission nebula. The young stars of open cluster NGC 6193 seen above the nebula illuminate the field. Bipolar emission nebulae NGC 6164 and NGC 6165 are visible at the bottom right, surrounded by a faint outer halo of material expelled from the central star long before the brighter inner lobes. North is to the right. DETAILS: Celestron 36-cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph and QHY600 Pro camera. Total exposure: 1.5 hours through narrowband and RGB filters. 74 JANUARY 2023 * SKY & TELESCOPE