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M15, NGC 7078

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noirlab_noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m September 18th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Somewhat over 33000 light-years away and 120 light-years across, M15 in the constellation Pegasus is one of the more conspicuous of the large globular star clusters, almost visible to the naked eye. This picture was made from CCD images taken at the WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope in July and September of 1998. The dynamic range has been compressed considerably to show both the dense inner region of the cluster and the much fainter outer areas. Image size 15.9 arc minutes.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M15 • NGC 7078

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 29m 33.6s; DEC = 12° 14’ 9.0”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 15.9 x 15.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Pegasus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	WIYN-0.9m (CCD)	Optical (None)	-

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ID: noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m
Subject Category
Subject Name: M15, NGC 7078
Credits: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2020-09-18T02:09:46
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument: CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity

Band: Optical
Bandpass: None
Central Wavelength

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 322.3900855, 12.23584038
Reference Dimension: 1400.0, 1400.0

Reference Pixel: 1232.544006, 1072.432486
Scale: -0.000189, 0.000189
Rotation: 0.02598385939
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:27.272242
Metadata Version: 1.1

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