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Messier 15 (also M15, GCl 120 and NGC 7078) is a magnitude +6.2 globular cluster located 33,600 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. 
The cluster was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi on the 7th September 1746 and included in Charles Messier's catalogue of comet-like objects in 1764.

Right ascension21h 29m 58.33s, Declination+12° 10' 01.2"

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A quick 10 minute astrosketch of the globular cluster Messier 15 in the constellation Pegasus.

m13_2b.jpg m13_1b.jpg

Date: 16th September, 2012



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Credit: ESA, Hubble, NASA

Stars, like bees, swarm around the center of bright globular cluster M15. This ball of over 100,000 stars is a relic from the early years of our Galaxy, and continues to orbit the Milky Way's center. M15, one of about 150 globular clusters remaining, is noted for being easily visible with only binoculars, having at its center one of the densest concentrations of stars known, and containing a high abundance of variable stars and pulsars. This sharp image, taken by the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, spans about 120 light years
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M15 - A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars
Messier 15, a dense globular visible from parts of the south but best positioned for those north of the equator. The extreme concentration of stars near the centre of this cluster suggests the presence of a black hole formed billions of years ago.

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