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      Omega Centauri
      Wallpaper author:
      Dale Chamberlain

      03 Apr 2024

      Omega Centauri

      Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years, it is the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 5139

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      Omega Centauri