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M9 Globular Cluster

M9 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It is 25,800 light-years away and is about 90 light-years in diameter.

It is one of the nearer globular clusters to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy (5,500 light-years from the Galactic Core).

 

Sky-Watcher newton 254/1200

Baader MPCC Mark 3

Sky-Watcher AZEQ6

Canon 450Dm + IDAS LPS-P2 filter

90x30s @ ISO1600 (45 min)

Lacerta MGEN2 + Finder 9x50

 

Calibrated, registered, stacked & processed in PixInsight.

Labels in PS5.

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Uploaded on September 5, 2017
Taken on June 2, 2017