NGC 5139, Omega Centauri

Posted 2007 March 28 @ 09:34

© 2007 G. Liakos

If you're looking for a reason to never leave the southern hemisphere, look no further than Omega Centauri – one million stars spread out over an area the size of the Full Moon. This blazing globular cluster is so bright it was included in early star catalogues – Ptolemy plotted it on his star chart some 1800 years ago. Sir John Herschel called it "beyond all comparison the richest and largest object of its kind in the heavens".

Taken in 2007 March, George stacked twenty 30-sec exposures to create the image above. He used a Meade SCT LX90 8-inch (unguided) and a Canon EOS 350D at prime focus, set at ISO 1600.

Posted 2006 October 09 @ 20:00

© 2006 G. Liakos

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