Omega Centauri

NGC5139

Globular star cluster Omega Centauri

Technical data

Instrument: 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4
Camera: Atik One 6.0
Filter: Astronomik Deep-Sky LRGB, Astronomik L1
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified)
Guiding: Lacerta M-Gen autoguider, OAG

Image data

Exposure time: LRGB: 4 x 4 x 3 mins
Location, date: Namíbia, Isabis-farm 2018.05.08
Transparency: 10/10
Temperature: 8 °C
FWHM: 2.70"
Processing: CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop

Description

Omega Centauri FWHM
Omega Centauri FWHM [ " ]

Omega Centauri, our brightest global cluster is located in constellation Centaurus, It is the biggest global cluster can be seen from Earth at a disctance of 15 800 light-years. Edmond Halley discovered it in 1677.

Omega Centauri is so distinctive from the other galactic globular clusters that it is thought to have an alternate origin as the core remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy.

Technical data

Instrument: 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4
Camera: Atik One 6.0
Filter: Astronomik Deep-Sky LRGB, Astronomik L1
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified)
Guiding: Lacerta M-Gen autoguider, OAG

Image data

Exposure time: LRGB: 4 x 4 x 3 mins
Location, date: Namíbia, Isabis-farm 2018.05.08
Transparency: 10/10
Temperature: 8 °C
FWHM: 2.70"
Processing: CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop

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