Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri Star Cluster Widefield
Data acquired by Martin Pugh Image Processing Bill Snyder
NGC5139 Omega Centauri Star Cluster in the constellation of Centaurus. It is aproxmatily15,800 light years from earth. It is also about 12 billion years old. Omega Centauri is one of the few globular clusters visible to the naked eye and appears about as large as the full Moon.
OMC Red 90min
OMC Green 90min
OMC Blue 90min
Scope Tak FSQ 106
Camera STL 11000
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon RGB Gen2
Exposures R 1.5hrs G 1.5hrs B 1.5hrs 15min subs Total 4.5hrs
Location Yass, Australia 2012