NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri Globular Cluster

Image Description and Details : Containing around one billion stars, this target is very bright and only requires a few images to capture the details. To preserve the core I used a series of masks when stretching the image.

Location of capture: Heavens Mirror, Yass, Australia by Martin Pugh

Light frames:
Red: 6 x 600 seconds
Green: 6 x 600 seconds
Blue: 6 x 600 seconds
Luminance: 6 x 600 seconds

Total Integration: 4 hours 10 minutes

Equipment details are:

Telescope: Planewave CDK17
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME II GEM
Camera: SBIG STXL-11002
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 E-Series True Balance Red, Blue, Green and Lum

Copyright: Neil Corke