My Astrophotography – Messier 15 (Great Pegasus Cluster)

Messier 15 (Globular Cluster)

• M15 has one of the densest cores of any Milky Way globular cluster – a classic example of core collapse, where stars sink inward over billions of years.
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• Special Feature
  M15 contains Pease 1, the first planetary nebula ever discovered in a globular cluster ~ only three others are known in all globular clusters. (M15, M22 and NGC 6441).

• Object Name
  M15

• Object Type
  Globular Cluster

• Constellation
  Pegasus

• Magnitude
  +6.4

• Distance
  50,000 light-years

• Age
  12 million years old

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessory:

Celestron 8-inch Edge HD

ZWO AM7 (equatorial mount)

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1290MM

2″ Optolong L-Pro

• Date:
  Saturday 12th September 2026
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• Time: 01:00 am

• Moonlit:
  Waxing Crescent 1 days old
  Magnitude: -5.0
  Moonlit: 3%

• Total:
  60’s x 30 subs = 30 minutes
  

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M15

NGC 7078 / The Great Pegasus Cluster

Globular Cluster

+6.4

50,000 light years / 250 light years across

Peg (Pegasus / The Winged Horse)

21h 30m 04s

+12° 10′ 54″

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