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NGC 5139 -- Omega Centauri

Object

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Centaurus

Distance

15.8k light years

Magnitude

3.9

Size

36.3 arc-min

Also known as

Caldwell 80

Image

Date

2012-04-18 (TSP), 2013-02-08 (WSP)

Place

Texas Star Party (TSP), Winter Star Party (WSP)

Exposure Data

RGB 60:75:90 mins @ -15C

R 12x5, G 15x5, B 18x5

Notes

All filters binned 1x1, Created pseudo Lum from RGB data

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 06/28/2023