Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
19 Oct 2021
Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) One-Click Observation
Omega Centauri is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way. This image is a compilation of One-Click Observations taken by the CHI-1 scope from April-July of 2021. It lies at a distance of 17,090 light-years from Earth and has a diameter of about 150 light-years. It has a whopping 10,000,000 stars with a total mass of 4,000,000 solar masses.
Anyway, hope ya like it!
Tom
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5139
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- 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 |