Omega_Centauri_by_ESO.jpg

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The globular cluster Omega Centauri — with as many as ten million stars — is seen in all its splendour in this image captured with the WFI camera from ESO's La Silla Observatory. The image shows only the central part of the cluster — about the size of the full moon on the sky (half a degree). North is up, East is to the left. This colour image is a composite of B, V and I filtered images. Note that because WFI is equipped with a mosaic detector, there are two small gaps in the image which were filled with lower quality data from the Digitized Sky Survey. 

Coordinates
Position (RA):	13 26 47.32
Position (Dec):	-47° 28' 46.86"
Field of view:	31.88 x 29.99 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 0.0° right of vertical

Colours & filters Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Infrared B	451 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical V	539 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical I 783 nm MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Date
Source https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0844a/
Author ESO
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