Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  M 15  ·  NGC 7078
Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus, Elisabeth Milne
Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus
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Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus

Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus, Elisabeth Milne
Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus
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Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus

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Messier 15 (NGC 7078) is a globular cluster 33,900 light years distant in the constellation of Pegasus. It measures 180 light years in diameter and is one of the densest globulars in our galaxy. The cluster was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi II on 7 September 1746. (All information from: O’Meara, SJ, The Messier Objects: Second Edition: Cambridge University Press – 2014.)

M15 was imaged between 28 October and 5 December 2018 from a remote imaging rig in Spain owned and operated by Barry Wilson and Steve Milne.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescopes: TEC140

Camera: QSI 690

Filters: Astrodon RGB

Mount: 10 Micron GM2000HPS

Red: 24 x 300s

Green: 24 x 300s

Blue: 24 x 300s

A total of 6 hours.

Data Capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Image Processing: Elisabeth Milne

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Messier 15 - a globular cluster in Pegasus, Elisabeth Milne

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