James Janusz 2000 thru 2020 All Rights Reserved |
Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Description: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 15,800 light-years (4,850 pc), it is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. It is estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses, making it the most massive globular cluster of the Milky Way. Omega Centauri is so different from the other galactic globular clusters that it is thought to have an alternative origin as the core remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy. (Wiki) |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Centaurus |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Globular Cluster |
Exposure Data: LRGB | Position: R.A. 13h 26m 47s Dec -47° 28' 46s |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: April 2020 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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