Black Hole Found in Enigmatic Omega Centauri Globular Cluster | Hubble

Black Hole Found in Enigmatic Omega Centauri Globular Cluster | Hubble

Hubblecast 15:  For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), R. Gendler  

Presented by: Dr Joe Liske (Dr J)   

Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury  

Design: Martin Kornmesser  

Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida  

Cinematographer: Peter Rixner

Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Raquel Yumi Shida  

Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 5 minutes, 50 seconds

Release Date: June 23, 2010

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