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GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER 69, Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
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GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER 69

GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER 69, Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
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GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER 69

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THE MESSIER M69 GLOBULAR STAR GROUP

Discovered by astronomer Charles Messier, who added it to his catalog on August 31, 1780, along with Messier 70.

It is one of the weakest globular clusters in Messier's catalogue, with low metallicity. It can be seen as a small mist in binoculars.
  However, due to its southern location, it is a difficult object to be seen by observers in the Northern Hemisphere.

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GLOBULAR CLUSTER - MESSIER 69, Fernando Oliveira de Menezes

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