OBJECT:
NGC5139 - Omega Centauri
DATE/LOC:
03/28/04 - Santa Fe, NM
EQUIPMENT:
Tak FS-78@ f8 / ST-8E / CFW8
Astrodon TruBalance RGB filters
EXPOSURE:
LRGB (30:10:10:10)
DESCRIPTION:
Omega Centauri is by far the largest globular cluster orbiting our galaxy at about 150 light years wide. Here in Santa Fe, it doesn't rise much past 10 degrees above the horizon making it very difficult to image due to atmospheric distortion.

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