Episode 30 of Star Hopping – published April 28th, 2016
In this episode of Star Hopping with KPO, we’ll be exploring the rich Centaurus region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the bright face-on barred Spiral galaxy, Messier 83, the peculiar galaxy NGC 5128, and the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri.
Constellation:
Centaurus
Deep Sky Objects covered:
M83 – galaxy – Southern Pinwheel
NGC 5128 – galaxy – Centaurus A
Omega Centauri – largest globular cluster