NGC5139 (Omega Centauri) in Centaurus

Updated : 18 September 2004.

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  • CCD : STL11000M ABG 1x1 binning
  • Exposure time : 15:15:15 min RGB (5 min individual exposures)
  • Date and Time : 11.08.2004
  • Instrument : Takahashi FSQ 106 f/5
  • Focal length : 530 mm
  • FWHM :
  • Filters : Astronomik RGB filters
  • Image processing : average combine, darks, flat
  • Problems/comments : Further processing in Imageplus (RGB combine, DDP) and Photoshop. Also a number of dim galaxies are in the field (at least visible in the original image. Below you can find a nearly full resolution view of only Omega Centauri.

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