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Centaurus
Centaurus is a prominent constellation in the southern sky, representing a centaur from Greek mythology. It contains notable celestial objects, including Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun, and Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way.
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APODs including "Centaurus"
M83: The Southern Pinwheel
16/01/2025
Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
01/01/2025
The Local Fluff
22/12/2024
The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A
11/12/2024
Centaurus A: A Peculiar Island of Stars
03/05/2023
IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula
10/04/2023
Centaurus A
17/03/2022
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
26/02/2022
EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A
04/08/2021
Centaurus A's Warped Magnetic Fields
21/04/2021
Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A
17/01/2021
IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula
20/04/2020
Central Centaurus A
22/02/2020
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
22/08/2019
Elements in the Aftermath
01/08/2019
M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy
29/06/2019
The Shape of the Southern Crab
24/04/2019
Shells of Stars in Elliptical Galaxy PGC 42871
29/10/2018
Star Trails and the Bracewell Radio Sundial
13/07/2018
Centaurus A
12/07/2018
Star Cluster Omega Centauri in HDR
11/07/2017
Centaurus A
09/03/2017
NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
07/12/2016
The Milky Way Sets
26/08/2016
From Alpha to Omega in Crete
29/06/2016
Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula
31/05/2016
Cities at Night
05/03/2016
A Supernova through Galaxy Dust
23/02/2016
The Rise and Fall of Supernova 2015F
Video
09/02/2016
Recycling NGC 5291
21/11/2015