Omega Centaurs
The finest globular cluster in the night sky, first discovered by Edmond Halley in 1677. Omega Centaurs is a blazing ball containing over one million stars in an area larger than the full moon. Omega Centauri has a mass equal to 5 million solar masses, which is 10 times the mass of most globulars and as much as some small galaxies.
The Picture was taken in Australia at North Turramura golf course about 40Km North of Sydney and is a regular meeting area for the Northern Sydney Astronomical society.
Date 6th August 2004 9.31 pm
Exposure Time 30 seconds
F-stop 10
ISO 400
Camera Canon EOS Kiss
Scope / Lens Meade 250mm SCT
Method ? The Camera was connected to the Telescope at Prime Focus. Processed in Adobe PhotoShop with final sharpening and colour balance in ImagesPlus.