NGC 5286 a.k.a Cadwell 84

NGC 5286 a.k.a Cadwell 84 a globular cluster ~35,900 light-years away in Centaurus. Maybe one of the oldest globular clusters in the galaxy with an estimated age of ~12.4 billion years. Not perfectly spherical, estimated to be part of the Gaia Sausage or Gaia Enceladus, remains of the dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky way ~8-11 billion years ago. The bright star photobombing the cluster is M Centauri.

LRGB 7h 10m (12:11:10:10 x 600s) from CHI-1 Telescope, a Planewave CDK24 with FLI PL 9000 camera, and Astrodon 2nd GEN LRGB, HSO 3nm filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live telescope network. Taken on multiple dates Feb-Jul 2022.

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