NGC 5139 omega cen

[hotspur (Chris)]

friday night was an unexpected suprise with clear skies

the forcast wasnt the best,but a visiting astronomer from Brisbane

and i enjoyed some great viewing.Here is omega cen,it looked better

through the 4 inch refractor,than the photo,but it its ok,thought some

of you might enjoy this pic.

Hotspur

[Matty P (Matt)]

Great image Chris. Nice and sharp to the core.

What were the exposure times for this image?

Well done.

[hotspur (Chris)]

hi Matty

glad you liked the pic,exposure was 133 seconds with canon 300D

on my vixen ED 103 refractor on vixen GP mount unguided,

this scope gives lovely images,i use a naglar 13mm for viewing many objects like this,

cheers Chris

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice Chris. Resolved well to the core.