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NGC 5120 in Centaurus


NGC 5120 in Centaurus

Object name
NGC 5120 in Centaurus

Constellation: Centaurus
Distance:5000 light years
Imaged by Jean-Yves Beninger from Warrunbungle National Park, Australia
On 23 April and 2 May 2025

Equipment:
Astro-Physics Mach1
Astro-Physics AP130 GTX Grand Turismo with Quad TCC 588mm
Camera Zwo ASI 2600MM pixel size 3.76ยต
Filters L, R, G, B, H

HLRGB images.

Description:

The first image is the full field of view of the images taken: the software used counts about 164000 stars in that field ...

The second image show NGC5120, an open star cluster above to the left of the red nebula (I have not found the name of that nebula).

Zoom on NGC 5120
NGC 5120