30 May 2022
Her Majesty: Omega Centauri.
Omega Centauri is commonly classified as a globular cluster, the brightest observable from Earth.
It is observed in the constellation of Centaurus.
It is probably what remains of a dwarf galaxy absorbed by our Milky Way; in fact, a black hole was found inside.
Not observable from our latitude in Northern Italy, but perceptible from the South (Sicily) in very favorable weather conditions.
Observatory: El Sauce Observatory
Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Coordinates: 30.472529 ° S, 70.762999 ° W
Height: 1525 m
Technical details:
- Telescope: Planewave CDK24 "f / 6.5 F = 3962mm (CHI-1)
- Camera: Pro Line FLI PL 9000 T = -25 degrees
- Filters: Astrodon LRGB 2GEN
- Exposure: L = 4x10min R = 2x10min G = 2x10min B = 2x10min (TOT: 1h 40min).
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 |