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Resolving the core of Omega Centauri, GoldfieldAstro
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Resolving the core of Omega Centauri

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Resolving the core of Omega Centauri, GoldfieldAstro
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Resolving the core of Omega Centauri

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It sounds terrible big noting yourself but this is arguably the best amateur image of NGC 5139. Our previous effort had a measured FWHM of 1.37" seeing after stacking (some subs measured 1.15"). In this image however, the stars in the core are resolving sub 1". This has been confirmed against the Chart-32 team and ~0.8" seeing with the absolute resolution being near enough to identical.

Being able to resolve the tiny stars in the core of Omega Centauri is unbelievable enough but being able to do it with a modest 10" aperture at 200m ASL shows that the seeing at our location can be truly world class.

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