Also known as NGC 5139, Omega Centauri is a globular cluster, the largest and brightest of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Recently. it has been reported the existence of a black hole in the center of the southern hemisphere cluster.

Andrey Oreshko had the chance to take a shot to Omega Centauri, and here it is the wonderful resulting image he obtained. Can you count the stars in the field?

by Andrey Oreshko on 2009-06-16 01:22:27 [Original Size] - [Next Image] - [Author's gallery]