OMEGA Centauri - NGC 5139
Omega Centauri (ω Cen), or NGC 5139, is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 15,800 light-years (4,850 pc), it is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way galaxy 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.
Omega Centauri is so distinctive from the other galactic globular clusters that it is thought to have an alternate origin as the core remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy [wiki]
Photo Details

Telescope: FSQ106EDX (530 mm) Takahashi

Camera: ST-8300M, Sbig Filter wheel, Baader 36mm round HLRGB filters

Mount: G11 GT Celestron branded

Guiding: Off-axis, Orion SS Autoguider

Exposure: LRGB 6x480sek each

When: June 2013

Other information: Tivoli Farm, Namibia