Omega
Centauri
This issue it was a coin toss for the spotlight
object between The Great Globular Cluster
in Hercules and Omega Centauri. Omega
Centauri won as it is the largest by far of the
Globular Clusters and it has the potential to
be seen by more people in both hemispheres.
It is visible in Southern Europe and the United
States but is quite low in the southern skies at
best. In Australia Omega Centauri rises high in
the night skies during the summer months.
VST image of the giant globular star cluster Omega Centauri.
Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM
More astronomy lessons
Bringing the world of astronomy to the average
person has been something we’ve set our sights
on every since the first issue of the magazine,
released in January 2013.
For those who haven’t been reading the
magazine since Day One, we’d like to invite you
to peruse the back issues. Our series of astronomy
lessons to date have covered topics such as
identifying the constellations, buying your first
telescope, the beauty of the Earth’s auroras, a
must-see list of celestial objects, unpredictable
nature of comets, a guide to getting started in
astrophotography, and much more.
Catch up today online or download the issue
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