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More space news and info at: http://www.coconutsciencelab.com - the young open cluster NGC 6193, and to the right is the emission nebula NGC 6188, illuminated by the ionizing radiation emitted by the brightest nearby stars. This region of gas and dust in the constellation of Ara was imaged by the OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope at Paranal Observatory - showing us a close-up view of a section of the Ara OB1 stellar association. Please rate and comment, thanks! Credit: ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)