AP#62 : NGC 5139
Name: Omega Centauri
Constellation:Centaurus
Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (Gain 100 -20C).
Exposure time: A stack of 19 two-minute exposures.
Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html
Magnitude: 3.9
Angular size: 36.3'
NGC 5139 is one of the largest globular clusters visible in the sky. It is easily visible to the naked eye as a fuzzy star, which is why it has a greek letter designation. While it can be technically visible from northern latitudes around 40 degrees, it is best visible from latitudes below 35 degrees.
