Zooming in on Globular Cluster Omega Centauri | ESO

Zooming in on Globular Cluster Omega Centauri | ESO

In this sequence, we start with a wide view of the southern Milky Way. We then gradually zoom in on what initially appears to be a bright fuzzy star, the giant globular star cluster Omega Centauri. As we get close the cluster resolves into a ball of vast numbers of faint stars. The final image shows a very detailed new view of the cluster from the new VLT Survey Telescope (VST).

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM/S. Brunier/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: A. Grado/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Nov. 27, 2015

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