I have observed this object twice. The first observation was on 19 June 2015 at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado using a 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: Not very bright overall but brightness increases towards the core. Appears to have a good-sized halo.
The second observation was on 9 September 2016 at the Okie-Tex Star Party using a 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: This globular cluster was an easily spotted patch of uniform brightness at 63x. At 150x and using averted vision I caught some glimpses of a dim core and a halo.
I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.
Shapley Sawyer Classification: VIII
Distance: 35,556 LY
Type: Hub Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Located below the disc on the far side of the center of the Milky Way near the edge of the hub.
Any stars resolved: No
Undergoing Core Collapse: No
Created with SkySafari 6 Pro.
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