Messier 15.

M15, is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Pegasus containing over 100,000 stars. It is estimated to be around 12 billion years old, making it one of the oldest globular clusters known..

This cluster is approximately 33,600 light-years from Earth with an apparent magnitude of 6.2, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope under dark skies. It is roughly 175 light-years across with a very dense core, possibly harbouring a central black hole.

It has an absolute magnitude of −9.2, which translates to a total luminosity of 360,000 times that of the Sun. Messier 15 is one of the most densely packed globulars known in the Milky Way galaxy.

 

Canon EOS 6D

Celestron C11 at f6.5 using a Lumicon focal reducer, cropped.

Tracked on a Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6.

Guiding: None

Acquisition: Intervalometer

Polar Alignment: Polar Scope

Exposure: 100 x 15sec @ ISO-6400 (RAW)

Filter: IDAS Light pollution LPS-P2 2.00"

Imaged from suburbia on the 9th October with a 32% lit Moon.

 

 

 

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