APOD: 2026 September 25 – Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

APOD: 2026 September 25 – Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri. APOD APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Globular Cluster Omega Centauri Explanation: Globular star cluster Omega Centauri packs about 10 million stars much older than the Sun into a volume some 150 light-years in diameter. Also known as NGC 5139, at a distance of 15,000 light-years it’s the largest and brightest of 200 or so known globular clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though most star clusters consist of stars with the same age and composition, the enigmatic Omega Cen exhibits the presence of different stellar populations with a spread of ages and chemical abundances.

In fact, Omega Cen may be the remnant core of a small galaxy merging with the Milky Way. With a yellowish hue, Omega Centauri’s red giant stars are easy to pick out in this sharp telescopic view. A two-decade-long exploration of the dense star cluster with the Hubble Space Telescope revealed evidence for a massive black hole near the center of Omega Centauri.

Is your pattern or PIN unlock not working after the September 2026 update. Some Pixel users are locked out after the September 2026 update.

The latest Google Play System update is locking out some users. The issue appears to affect users with a pattern lock enabled on the lock screen, though at least one user with a PIN also reported a similar problem.

This bug doesn’t appear to be widespread yet, though Google appears to be aware of the problem. The recent September Pixel Drop introduced a revamped Pixel VIPs widget, expanded scam protection to other chat apps through Gboard, and fixed several bugs.

Some have found that not everything is working as expected, with reports of users being unable to access their phones appearing online. According to a Pixel 10 Pro XL owner on Reddit who installed the recent update, the phone refused to recognize the pattern unlock they set up.

They reportedly tried booting the phone in safe mode a few times, cleaning the screen, restarting it, and even connecting a mouse with an adapter, but saw no results.