NGC 5139 Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus, at a distance of 15.8 kly from Earth. Taken with a full moon and focused with a Bahtinov mask. Size: 85.6 x 56.7 arcmin, Pixel scale: 1.69 arcsec/pixel

Camera Nikon D50 Scope ED127
Mount EQ6-Pro Guiding WO Megrez 72FD, PHD, QHY5
Exposure 2min x 10 Location Donvale
Date 2009-06-05    
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NGC 5139 Omega Centauri
NGC 5139 Omega Centauri