Wallpaper author:
Neil Streeter
16 May 2021
Omega Centauri - One shot processing processed with PixInsight.
Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified by Edmond Halley in 1677. Also known as NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80. Calibrated images stacked and combined in PixInsight using the AutoIntegrate script then post processed in photoshop elements.
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 |