omega centauri (in Centaurus) Omega Centauri is one of the finest globular clusters in the Southern

omega centauri (in Centaurus)

Omega Centauri is one of the finest globular clusters in the Southern Milky Way and has no equal in the Northern Sky. It is a gathering of millions of mostly ancient stars at a distance of about 18,000 light years. These stars formed billions of years before the sun and its retinue of planets appeared.

(From Ancient Light: A Portrait of the Universe)