Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5139  ·  Omega Centauri  ·  omega Cen
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NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt
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NGC5139 Omega Centauri

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A globular cluster in Centaurus, 1st listed as a star by Ptolemy until Edmund Halley rediscovered it in 1677 amongst a list of 6 "luminous spots or patches" but it took wasnt until 1828 that James Dunlop described it as a "globe of stars compressed in the centre"

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  • NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt
    Original
  • NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt
    B
  • NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt
    C
  • Final
    NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt
    D

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NGC5139 Omega Centauri, Djt

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