Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5139  ·  omega Cen

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Omega Centauri

Image of the day 08/24/2019

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Omega Centauri, 



    
        

            tommy_nawratil
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Omega Centauri

Acquisition details

Dates:
June 3, 2019
Frames:
34×180(1h 42′)
Integration:
1h 42′
Avg. Moon age:
0.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
0.01%

RA center: 13h26m46s.6

DEC center: -47°2833

Pixel scale: 1.174 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 87.880 degrees

Field radius: 0.631 degrees

Resolution: 3089x2329

File size: 14.1 MB

Locations: deepskysafaris.com Rooisand, Windhoek, Namibia

Data source: Traveller

Description

magnificent Omega - my first closeup. I celebrated it, what a beauty!

LRGB with ASI1600 at gain 75, and a 10" f/4 Newtonian. It covers the full field, as big as the full moon.

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