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    Wide-field of omega Centauri and its surroundings

    Date: 02 Apr 2008
    Depicts: Sky around NGC 5139
    Copyright: A. Fujii

    This image shows the Southern Milky-Way patch with at the centre the constellation of Centaurus, home to the globular cluster omega Centauri (NGC 5139).


    Last Update: 02 Apr 2008

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