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M15
Messier 15
or
M15
(also designated
NGC 7078
and sometimes known as the
Great Pegasus Cluster
) is a
globular cluster
in the
constellation
Pegasus
. It was discovered by
Jean-Dominique Maraldi
in 1746 and included in
Charles Messier
‘s catalogue of
comet
-like objects in 1764.
[
citation needed
]
At an estimated 12.5±1.3 billion years old, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters.
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I
maged in my Desert Astro observatory with a Planewave CDK17, Paramount MEII, ZWOASI2600 MC Pro Duo. Unguided for 2.5 hrs. on 10/24/25
. Processed with Pixinsight EZ Sui
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