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Omega Centauri is a globular cluster of stars.
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In ancient times around 130 AD Prometheus described this star cluster as one star. The non-stellar nature of the object was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1677.
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distance from Earth approx. 16,000. light years.
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It extends over an area of 170 light years.
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Omega Centauri contains 10 million stars.​
Scientists believe that Omega Centauri is the remnant of the core of a dwarf galaxy absorbed by the Milky Way. At the center of this cluster is a black hole with a mass of 40,000. masses of the Sun.
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The photo below was taken around the Teide volcano at an altitude of 1,400 m above sea level.
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