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Omega Centauri Cluster
NGC5139
Object
Type Globular Cluster
Constellation Centaurus
Distance 16,000 ly
Magnitude 3.68
Angular Size 36.3 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 4/29/2006
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 10:10:10:10 mins @ -20C
Lum 2x5, R 2x5, G 2x5, B 2x5 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop

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