Zooming into Globular Cluster Omega Centauri | Hubble

Zooming into Globular Cluster Omega Centauri | Hubble

Zooming from a wide-field image of the constellation Centaurus into the heart of the globular cluster Omega Centauri with 100,000 stars.

Distance: about 16,000 light-years 

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

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: Feb 17, 2016

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