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June - July 2014

Omega Centauri

Coonabarabran

Omega Centauri (ω Cen) or NGC 5139, is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was discovered 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 galaxy. Omega Centauri is so distinctive from the other galactic globular clusters that it is thought to have an alternate origin as the core remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy (Wikipedia).

This comprises 4 hours Lum and 1 hour of each R, G and B.

Taken from my dark sky location next to the SSO at Coonabarabran.


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Nic20-Jul-2014 00:18
beautiful! ready to print yet?
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