Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)

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Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)
Éder Iván
Omega Centauri large
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Image details

Instrument:
200/750 Newton, 3" Wynne (710mm effective focal length)
Camera:
Home-modified Canon EOS 5DmkII
Mount:
SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
Guiding:
9x50mm SkyWatcher finder scope (50/180mm), Lacerta-MGen autoguider
Exposure time, filters:
21x2,5 minutes, ISO 1600
Location, date:
Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m), 2010.05.09.
Observing conditions:
Transparency: 10/10, Seeing: 8/10, Temperature: +14°C
Processing:
ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop

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