Unlike many astrophotographs, this image is exactly what you can expect to see thru a small telescope at 40x.
Telescopes on a deck and inset of a cluster of stars.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski at Valencia Observatory, Central Philippines, took this image on June 22, 2020, and wrote: “The Omega Centauri globular cluster is the only deep sky object I can capture at high magnification with a pocket camera and no tracking mount! It’s that spectacular. Unlike many astrophotographs, this image is exactly what you can expect to see thru a small telescope at 40x. No embellishments here.” Thank you, Dr Ski!