{"id":195,"date":"2005-10-02T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-02T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/10\/02\/m9\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T23:15:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T23:15:56","slug":"m9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/10\/02\/m9\/","title":{"rendered":"Messier 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005100203_M9.jpg\" border=\"1\" color=\"ffffff\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Observation Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005100203_M9finder.jpg\" border=\"1\" color=\"ffffff\" align=\"right\">This globular had a soft profile with a mottled appearance. Granularity was hard to come by, but it was there. It appeared mainly circular and symmetrical with some faint hints of extensions.<\/p>\n<p><b>Factoids:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>M9 is one of the closest globular clusters to the galactic center at 5500 light years. It lies 25,800 light years away and at 12&#8242; in diameter, it is 90 light years across. It is receding from us at 224 km\/sec. Its light is significantly dimmed by interstellar dust contributed by the adjacent dark nebula, Barnard 64.<\/p>\n<p>M62 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. It was first resolved into stars by William Herschel about 20 years later.<\/p>\n<table width=\"470\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding-left=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td>M9 (NGC 6333)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Classification<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Globular Cluster (Class VIII)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Position*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Ophiuchus [RA:  17:19:12 \/ Dec: -18:31:00]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Size*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>12.0&#8242;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Brightness*<\/b><\/td>\n<td>7.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Date\/Time<\/b><\/td>\n<td>October 2, 2005 &#8211; 8:05 PM<br \/>\n(October 3, 2005 &#8211; 03:05 UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Observing Loc.<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Flagstaff, AZ &#8211;  Home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Instrument<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Orion SVP 6LT Reflector (150 mm dia.\/1200 mm F\/L)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Eyepieces\/Mag.<\/b><\/td>\n<td>10 mm (120X)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Conditions<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Clear, breezy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Seeing<\/b><\/td>\n<td>~4-5\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Transparency<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Mag 4.3 NELM (based on Nu-Serpentis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sources<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEDS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Based on published 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