The image was captured by a Diane Bell at Garry Sedun's SDG obsrvatory in Arizona and recently reprocessed by John McDonald. It has been speculated that Omega Centauri is the core of a dwarf galaxy that was disrupted and absorbed by the Milky Way. It is the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. It is estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses.

Details
2017-02-25
25" scope with paracore and Nikon D800 camera.
used 19 of 30 subs exposed for 50 seconds at ISO 2500.
No flats or darks were obtained.
Processing in Pixinsite and Photoshop.