Omega Centauri setting over a mountain horizon

Discussion in 'Astronomy, Exobiology, & Cosmology' started by AA Institute, Aug 20, 2005.

  1. AA Institute Registered Senior Member

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    Hi,

    This is such a popular forum, thought I'd register here and post a question for anyone located in the southern hemisphere.

    When a large globular cluster like Omega Centauri or 47 Tucanae is rising or setting against a high up mountain side, if you peered toward it with binoculars or a wide field telescope, do the stars just wink out one by one... or do they move so fast across the sky in relation to the cluster size that you can't notice each one wink out individually?!

    I'm intrigued to know, as we never get such views in the northern hemisphere, 'cos all the best clusters are in your part of the sky - too bad!

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