Globular cluster Centauri observed with the ESO NTT

Globular cluster Centauri observed with the ESO NTT. This is one of the first astronomical images obtained with the ESO New Technology Telescope, during the night of "first light'' (March 22 - 23, 1989). The CCD image was immediately transfered via a satellite link to the ESO Headquarters in Garching.

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ID:eso8903b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:19 maj 1988
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso8803
Storlek:1749 x 1878 px

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Namn:Omega Centauri
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Avstånd:17000 ljusår
Kategori:Star Clusters

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