Observation by Victor Punch: Messier 15

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Observer

Victor Punch

Observed

2016 Nov 19 - 20:00

Uploaded

2016 Nov 25 - 12:42

Objects

M15

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Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 21h29m
Dec: +12°09'
Position angle: -179°51'

Field size

0°23' × 0°17'

Equipment
  • 14" Planewave telescope and QSI683 CCD camera
Exposure

LRGB of 20:10:10:10 minutes in 1 minute subs

Location

Los Barrios, Spain

Target name

M15

Title

Messier 15

About this image

Vic Punch is new to astronomical imaging but one his first attempts has produced this super image of the degenerate globular cluster Messier 15.  It is quite a challenge to image this cluster without burning out the core and Vic has done well here on that score.

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