Omega Centauri and Comet NEOWISE
This week we have local astrophotographer Jim Miller with us for a program Wednesday @ 6 PM to discuss imaging the night sky. We’ll feature his work here and if you’d like to see his work in person, his work is on display currently at Ozo coffee shop, 5340 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO until August 1, after which they’ll be at Niwot Coffee 7960 Niwot Rd D13, Niwot, CO for the month of September.
Don’t forget to check out comet NEOWISE in the evening, just underneath the Big Dipper after sunset. Read more here:
The attached image is the cluster Omega Centauri, per Jim:
“Omega Centauri is considered the finest globular cluster in the heavens. It is one of the most magnificent objects within the range of an amateur telescope. It is not observed very often within the United States because of how far south it lies in the sky. Located at a distance of 15,800 light years in the constellation of Centaurus, Omega Centauri (also known as NGC 5139) contains some 10 million stars.”
Omega Centauri / Photo: Jim Miller
You can see more of his work at www.MillerAstroPix.com
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