Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
15 May 2021
Omega Centauri
This is an image of Omega Centauri. . It is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way and is located about 16,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars and is about 150 light years in diameter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5139
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 201.697 Dec -47.4795
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Feb 2020 - 29 Jul 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 2h50m | 34 |
| Red | 309 | 2h50m | 33 |
| Green | 282 | 2h35m | 33 |
| Blue | 309 | 2h50m | 33 |