Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  M 15  ·  NGC 7078
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster, Mark Ellis
M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster
Powered byPixInsight

M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster, Mark Ellis
M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster
Powered byPixInsight

M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

A spectacular swarm of stars, M15 was discovered in 1746 by Jean-Dominique Maraldi, an Italian astronomer on the hunt for comets. This globular cluster is one of the densest ever discovered, with very hot blue stars and cooler orange stars becoming more concentrated toward its bright core. M15 is located in the constellation Pegasus 33,600 light-years from Earth. Shining with an apparent magnitude of 6.2, the cluster can be spotted with a pair of binoculars. The best time to observe it is in October.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster, Mark Ellis