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Omega Centauri Globular Cluster
Omega Centauri (NGC5139; C80) is the best and largest globular cluster. It is extremely bright containing more than a million stars and though it is low in the southern horizon in the summer time from northern hemisphere locations it is still much more impressive than M13. It is approximately 16,000 light years away and extends 230 light years across. |
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| Optics | Camera | Film | Exposure | Mount/Guiding | Scanning | Processing | Location | Date |
| 10" SCT @ f6.3 | Nikon F | PMZ1000 | 30 min | Hand guided through Celestron Radial Guider | Minolta Scan Dual II | Levels in PS | Anza (OCA site), CA | 3/24/01 |
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Comments: Fair seeing. Excited when someone pointed this out. My first time seeing this object much less shooting it on film! Very low on horizon but spectacular. |
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