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

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Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)

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I've imaged it before, but never quite like this.

About 3 dozen 20 second subs at gain 300 per LRGB channel, extracting this #GlobularCluster from the very bright full moon aura last night. I'd estimate the scope was pointed maybe 10-15 degrees away from the moon itself.

A new technique for me, never having been happy with how my stars appear. I stumbled on it during the spur of the moment Comet Swan attempt, when I noticed that despite not getting the comet's tail, I was happy with how the stars turned out.

This globular cluster is possibly the remnant of a former galaxy, drawn in to the Milky Way and spun up to a "mere" 10 million stars after gathering some of our own, now weighing in at 5 million suns (earthsky.org)

I wonder if this is what the core of the Small Magellanic Cloud may become when we have consumed it. Maybe it's already too spread out.

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Omega Centauri (NGC 5139), Todd