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M15   The Great Pegasus Cluster   (NGC 7078)
Apparent Magnitude: 6.2
Distance: Aprox: 33,600 light-years
Constellation: Pegasus
Star Count Aprox: 100,000+
Diameter: 175 light-years

Messier 15 is home to a double neutron star system, designated M15 C, and the first ever planetary nebula discovered in a globular cluster. The nebula, Pease 1 (K 648), was first observed in 1928 and has a visual magnitude of 15.5


Taken 7/7/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera