Small field near centre of Omega Centauri (3.6m)
This photo has been reproduced from one of the best photographic plates of the globular cluster Omega Centauri obtained with the ESO 3.6 m telescope. It shows a field near the centre; the size is approximately square arcsecond. The exposure lasted 6 min 15 sec and was made on blue-sensitive emulsion. North is up and East is to the left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso8904b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 May 1989 |
| Related releases: | eso8904 |
| Size: | 1758 x 1371 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Omega Centauri |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 17000 light years |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
