Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)

Posted by MENEZES FO
on Saturday, May 26, 2018

OMEGA CENTAURI

A globular cluster unlike any other, globular cluster more observed, presents in average 10x more massive than the other globular agglomerates.

Located in the constellation Centaurus, and can be seen with the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, in places of low light pollution.

It is so mysterious, that recent research based on observations using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory, indicated that there is a black hole at its center. This suggests that the Omega Centauri may actually be a dwarf galaxy that has been stripped of its outer stars and not of a globular cluster.

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https://www.astrobin.com/full/348713/0/?nc=Fernando_Menezes
EQUIPMENT:

Esprit 150mm triplet
Qhy 16200
35 x 300 sec LRGB
Venue: Southeastern astrophotography meeting in Saltao
May 17, 2018

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