Posted on 03/16/2023 3:20:02 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is 15,000 light-years away. The cluster is packed with about 10 million stars much older than the Sun within a volume about 150 light-years in diameter. It's the largest and brightest of 200 or so known globular clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though most star clusters consist of stars with the same age and composition, the enigmatic Omega Cen exhibits the presence of different stellar populations with a spread of ages and chemical abundances. In fact, Omega Cen may be the remnant core of a small galaxy merging with the Milky Way. Omega Centauri's red giant stars (with a yellowish hue) are easy to pick out in this sharp, color telescopic view.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
And that's with a camera pointed in one direction only.
A number that man can not truly comprehend.
And we naively believe that we are the sole residents of the universe?
Define "residents" - many stars reside in the Universe, it's plain to see.
Not necessary since you know exactly what I mean.
Not playing your silly game.......Sheesh!
Iād say thereās a pretty good chance somethingās going on over there.
That picture is out of date
āWeā donāt actually believe that. There are those that do believe that and then there are the smarter ones.
Yes it is about 15000 years out of date.
āMy God, itās full of starsāā¦
Two things:
One, Omega Centauri is a Galactic Core that has had its interstellar gas stripped off by interaction with the Milky Way. It is NOT a Globular Cluster.
Two, from Savannah, Ga we could just see it naked eye from a dark sky (it looked red due to the atmosphere), and, even if it wasn’t that dark, we could get a pretty good view of it for about 2 hours in the Spring.
Just a TINY fraction of what is out there..
mind blowing...
It’s the same constellation as the closest star (excepting the sun).
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