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NGC 5139 Omega Centauri

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NGC 5139 Omega Centauri

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The globular cluster is 17,090 light-years away with a diameter of 150 light-years.  Omega Centauri can be seen with the naked eye in a rural dark area, seen as the size of the moon. Made up of about 10 million stars the central stars of which are 0.1 light-years (36 light days) apart.

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Title: NGC 5139 Omega Centauri Redux

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NGC 5139 Omega Centauri, Rick Laird

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