Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  HD156734  ·  LDN 175  ·  M 9  ·  NGC 6333  ·  PGC 165726
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Messier 9 (NGC 6333), Jim Fordice
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Messier 9 (NGC 6333)

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Messier 9 (NGC 6333)

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I observed this object on 8 September 2023 at the Okie-Tex Star Party using a 22” Obsession UC Dobsonian: M9 is fairly bright but does not concentrate very much. The inner portion of the cluster is uniformly bright. There was a hint of a dim halo. No colors noted. A few stars were resolved.

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: VII
Distance: 25,770 LY
Type: Hub Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Right above the MY core.
Any stars resolved: Yes
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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Messier 9 (NGC 6333), Jim Fordice

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Globular Star Clusters