Globular Clusters - Autumn


M15 (NGC 7078) in Pegasus
Magnitude 6,4 - Size 12,3'
M15
29 Sep 2003 - C8-DX at f/6.3 - MX516 - L:R:G:B = 23:11:8:6 min (L high res mode)

M15 is a core collapsed globular cluster meaning that the star density at the center is extreme.

 

M2 (NGC 7089) in Aquarius
Magnitude 6,5 - Size 11,7'
M2
24/29 Sep 2003 - C8-DX at f/6.3 - MX516 - L:R:G:B = 17:8:8:8 min (L high res mode)

Another impressive globular cluster almost straight south of M15

 

NGC 7006 in Delphinus
Magnitude 10.6 - Size 2.8'
ngc 7006
29 Sep 2003 - C8-DX at f/6.3 - MX516 - 9 min

NGC 7006 is one of the most distant globulars in our Milky Way at a distance of 135000 light years.

 


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