GLOBULAR CLUSTER NGC 5139, THE OMEGA CENTAURI CLUSTER
"LRGB" image taken 05/14/07 (UTC) at the Texas Star Party (click on image for larger size):
Image acquisition and processing details:
| Telescope: | William Optics Zenithstar 105mm APO refractor, f/5.6 with 0.8 FR/FF. |
| Mount: | Celestron CGE, remotely controlled with NexRemote. |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME cooled to -25C, internal guiding. All images binned 1x1. |
| Filters, Exposure Times: | AstroDon Lum 5 min (5x1 min), Red/Green/Blue 5 min each filter (5x1 min each). |
| Dates (Universal Coordinated Time): | 14-May-2007 |
| Moon Phase: | 18% |
| Location: | Prude Ranch near Davis, TX at the Texas Star Party (Upper Field) |
| Software: | MaximDL, TheSky, CCDInspector, CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop |
| Notes: | Omega Centauri is a stunning huge globular cluster. It lies very low in the South from the TSP site. In binoculars it really is an outstanding object. |