NGC 5139

NGC 5139
NGC 5139

Lying 16,000 light years away, Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is the largest Globular Cluster in our Galaxy and is comprised of over 10 million stars sparkling far away in the night sky it spans 230 light years with the average distance between stars being only .16 light years.
Imaged in LRGB on our DR 350 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Image Processing: Mike Selby

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