Hubblecast 15: Black hole found in enigmatic Omega Centauri
Channel: HubbleWebbESA
Date: 23/06/2010

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