ω Centauri, C80 // SeulWoo Kim
Seen here amongst the surrounding sky, ω Centauri is very dense; the stars in the core are so crowded that they are likely only about 0.1 light years away from each other!
In addition to being the most massive globular cluster in our galaxy, it also includes stars of various ages, whereas other globular clusters typically contain stars from only one generation. Recent observations have even indicated that there is likely a black hole at the center of the cluster. This suggests that ω Centauri is not a globular cluster after all — it might actually be a dwarf galaxy that has somehow been stripped of its outer stars!



















