Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5139  ·  NGC 5206  ·  Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri, Sergio Díaz
Omega Centauri, Sergio Díaz

Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri, Sergio Díaz
Omega Centauri, Sergio Díaz

Omega Centauri

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Magnificent Omega Centauri globular cluster. Incredibly big, I was astonished when I saw it with my binoculars.

Mouse over for a size comparison with the Moon.

Taken in La Palma island (Canary Islands, Spain). After a short series of luminance exposures, clouds rolled in so unfortunately I couldn't get RGB data. Hopefully I will revisit this beautiful target on a future travel to lower latitudes.

200mm lens at f/2.8 (by mistake, I intended to use f/4).

L: 12x 120s

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Omega Centauri, Sergio Díaz