Globular Cluster Omega Centauri Captured by NEWFIRM on the Blanco Telescope
During its commissioning and capabilities testing, astronomers used NEWFIRM on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile to capture a spectacular image of the Omega Centauri globular cluster.
At about 17,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, Omega Centauri is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way, containing approximately 10 million stars, making it a popular target for observations.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA, T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
Id: | ann23013a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | March 28, 2023, 9:03 a.m. |
Related announcements: | ann23013 |
Size: | 1907 x 1901 px |
About the Object
Name: | Omega Centauri |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 26 48.73 |
Position (Dec): | -47° 27' 54.85" |
Field of view: | 12.71 x 12.67 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Infrared J | 1.252 μm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM |
Infrared H | 1.627 μm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM |
Infrared Ks | 2.128 μm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM |