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Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri is the largest and brightest globular cluser orbiting our Milky Way. It contains several million stars and is the home of a suspected black hole.
  • Release Date
    April 2, 2008
  • Science Release
    Astronomers Find Suspected Medium-Size Black Hole in Omega Centauri
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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Starry Splendor in Core of Omega Centauri

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Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri (Labeled)

Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri (Labeled)

Sequence Zoom in Omega Centauri. Zoom starts from ground based image to Sloan Digital Sky Survey to Hubble Space Telescope ACS image.

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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