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Description
Omega Centauri is a globular cluster located in the constellation of Centaurus. Weighing in at over 4 million times the mass of our sun, it is the largest and brightest globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy. Because of its location in the sky far south, many northern observers have never seen this object. However, due to its brightness, it does not require much exposure time to capture. My total integration for this image is only 15 minutes.

Acquisition Details:
Location: Mersing, Peninsula Malaysia
Date: 15 February 2015
Telescope/Lenses: Third Planet Optics 8" f/4 Newtonian Astrograph
Camera(s): Canon EOS 400D (Modified: Baader UV/IR cut)
Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini II
Exposure Integration: 5x180sec at ISO400

Stacked and processed with PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS6

Description
Omega Centauri is a globular cluster located in the constellation of Centaurus. Weighing in at over 4 million times the mass of our sun, it is the largest and brightest globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy. Because of its location in the sky far south, many northern observers have never seen this object. However, due to its brightness, it does not require much exposure time to capture. My total integration for this image is only 15 minutes.

Acquisition Details:
Location: Mersing, Peninsula Malaysia
Date: 15 February 2015
Telescope/Lenses: Third Planet Optics 8" f/4 Newtonian Astrograph
Camera(s): Canon EOS 400D (Modified: Baader UV/IR cut)
Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini II
Exposure Integration: 5x180sec at ISO400

Stacked and processed with PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS6