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M69   (aka. NGC 6637)
Apparent Magnitude: 8.31
Distance: Aprox: 29,700 light-years
Constellation: Sagittarius
Star Count: Aprox 125,000
Diameter: Aprox 84 light-years

Messier 69 is one of the most metal-rich globulars known, which means that its stars have a comparatively high abundance of elements heavier than helium and hydrogen. Messier 69 is easy to find as it lies inside the Teapot asterism in Sagittarius, about 1-2 degrees north of the imaginary line connecting the two bright stars at the base of the Teapot: Ascella, Zeta Sagittarii, and Kaus Australis, Epsilon Sagittarii. The cluster is located at about a third of the distance from Epsilon to Zeta, 1.5 degrees from Epsilon Sagittarii.


Taken 7/7/18 in Toledo, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera

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