Hubblecast 15: Black hole found in enigmatic Omega Centauri

For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities.

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Credit:

ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), R. Gendler
Presented by: Dr Joe Liske (Dr J) 
Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury
Design: Martin Kornmesser
Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida
Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix-media-gmbh.de)
Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Raquel Yumi Shida
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen

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Release date:2 April 2008, 15:00
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Duration:05 m 50 s
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