NGC5139 mega Centauri

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 09-08-2018, 11:00 AM

Omega Centauri (ω Cen or NGC 5139) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 15,800 light-years. It is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. It's estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars.

Deforked Meade LX90 ACF 8" F10 SCT on a HEQ5 Pro, full spectrum Canon 1100D, Baader UV/IR cut filter, 185 x 30 seconds guided with PHD2.

Still mucking about with the 8" SCT shooting the brightest objects. Lost of a lot of vibrance in the jpeg conversion. Even the Astrobin one looks flat. But what can one do...

Bigger at Astrobin ---> https://astrob.in/360309/B/

Octane (Humayun) · #2 09-08-2018, 01:17 PM

That is a superb rendition. Very well done.

H

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #3 09-08-2018, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

That is a superb rendition. Very well done.

H

Thanks H. Having fun with this scope. I don't think I'll be going deep with it, but good for bright objects.

Atmos (Colin) · #4 09-08-2018, 04:21 PM

Very well resolved Kevin!

Placidus (Mike and Trish) · #5 09-08-2018, 05:19 PM

Bravo! As Colin said, very well resolved. The colour is also excellent.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #6 09-08-2018, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Atmos

Very well resolved Kevin!

Thanks Colin. It's a good focal length for it.

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Originally Posted by Placidus

Bravo! As Colin said, very well resolved. The colour is also excellent.

Thanks M&T. I had trouble with the colour on the jpeg version. The TIFF seems fine but the jpeg looks a bit flat. I guess there's 60MB file size difference for a reason.