Messier 15 - Globular Cluster

Messier 15 - Globular Cluster

Messier 15 (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. At an estimated 12.5±1.3 billion years old, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters.

It is about 35,700 light-years from Earth and 175 light-years in diameter. It contains over 100,000 stars. Messier 15 is one of the most densely packed globulars known in the Milky Way galaxy. Its core has undergone a contraction known as "core collapse" and it has a central density cusp with an enormous number of stars surrounding what may be a central black hole.

Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chrétien Reflector (f/9)
Reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer (f/6 overall)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City Light Supression Cilter.
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Mount: Explore Scientific EX02GT w/PMC-8
50×30s subs (25 minutes) captured/stacked in SharpCap 4.1
Processed with GraXpert, Topaz Denoise, Siril