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Originally Posted by OzEclipse
First - superb image Luiz. congratulations!
I recall reading a long time ago that from the core of omega Cen or most globular's, the sky would appear in perpetual twilight and if we lived there, we'd have no way of seeing very far in the optical. Likewise, if earth were in the centre of the mIlky way, instead of the edge we'd have little knowledge of the existence of other galaxies in visual wavelengths which in turn might retard the development of telescopes that look outside the visible spectrum - radio,UV, IR, gamma, x-ray etc. All those stars would also create a lot of noise in other wavelengths.
cheers
Joe
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Thanks Joe for the kind comments!
I was told that any planet's orbit would likely be disturbed by so many close stars, to the point that it would be ejected from the parent star system. We are fortunate indeed to live in this calm corner of the galaxy.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Viewed at 100% shows a few warts and the stars look a little oddly bright and smeared in the cluster... but Wow Luiz, when shrunk to view at 50% the cluster shines out of the page and hits you in the eye - looks great  |
Thanks Mike for the thoughtful remarks and encouragement!
In fact, those problems are probably due to the short luminance exposure, only 30 minutes; the last sub was shot just before twilight.
Cheers,
Luiz