SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Location of Photo:
Carbondale, IL
Date/Time of photo:
June 6, 2026
Equipment:
askar 30mm refractor, zwo294, ioptron cem28
Description:
From Carbondale, IL, these two objects are just one degree over the south horizon. Making them very difficult to see and image. The image has to go through a lot of atmosphere, haze, humidity and thin clouds. They are visible only for three weeks and in "good" position for one- or two-hours max. I waited for three years to have a couple of good nights and no clouds interference. Omega Centauri, our largest known globular cluster (containing about 10 million stars) is quite low at -47 degrees and 28' and at a distance of 17,100 LY. On the top left corner is NGC5128, Centaurus A, a very active and distinctive galaxy, with a large black hole, at about 12 million LY. The wide field view of the askar 108mm, 30 mm diameter small refractor was able to capture both in the same frame.
