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Equipment: Esprit 80mm APO- ZWO 294MM Pro Camera - Antlia LRGB filters, 7 Position filter wheel, AZEQ6 Mount (ZWO OAG with ZWO224MC cam for guiding)
Processing software: Pixinsight(Stacking, Combined RGB , BN, CC, MSLT, HT, star mask, Deconvolution, CurvesT, SCNR)
Globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is some 15,000 light-years away. The cluster is packed with about 10 million stars much older than the Sun within a volume about 150 light-years in diameter. It's the largest and brightest of 200 or so known globular clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though most star clusters consist of stars with the same age and composition, the enigmatic Omega Cen exhibits the presence of different stellar populations with a spread of ages and chemical abundances. In fact, Omega Cen may be the remnant core of a small galaxy merging with the Milky Way.
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