Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5139  ·  omega Cen
Omega Centauri - NGC 5139, Péter Feltóti
Omega Centauri - NGC 5139
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Omega Centauri - NGC 5139

Omega Centauri - NGC 5139, Péter Feltóti
Omega Centauri - NGC 5139
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Omega Centauri - NGC 5139

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Omega Centauri is a mandatory object from southern hemisphere. An incredibly bright and huge globular cluster. Many times it is mentioned as the biggest globular cluster of Milky Way, while some evidence refer to that it is a remnant of a dwarf galaxy consumed by Milky Way. for example it's shape is not even globular, it is like an egg and an intermediate mass black hole has been found in its center.

Unfortunately it is one of the last unprocessed images from last year Namibian tour, but if everything goes well, soon there will be more :-)

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Omega Centauri - NGC 5139, Péter Feltóti