Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)

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Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)
Éder Iván

Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is the largest and brightest globular cluster seen from Earth.
This is a minimal expo image, I took only one image per filter.  Despite the short integration time, the brightness of the object allowed to get a decent picture. Here is a widefield image of the same object took in 2010 with the same scope but DSLR camera.

Image details

Instrument:
200/750 Newton, 3" Wynne (710mm effective focal length)
Camera:
QSI 683 WSG-8, LRGB filters
Mount:
SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
Guiding:
Off axis, Lacerta-MGen autoguider + Mgen2Maxim
Exposure time, filters:
1-1x10 min LRGB, 40 min total
Location, date:
Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m); April, 2014
Observing conditions:
Transparency: 10/10, Seeing: 8/10
Processing:
ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop

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