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M15

M15 — Great Pegasus Cluster

Globular Cluster
· Pegasus
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Globular Cluster
Constellation
Pegasus
Right ascension
21h 30m 00s
Declination
+12° 10′ 00″
Magnitude
6.2
Angular size
18′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Jul-Nov
Catalog IDs
M15

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2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
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Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
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Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
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2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

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Example framing

FOV 0.47° × 0.32°
Scale 0.41″/px
Target fills 95% of frame
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FOV 0.57° × 0.38°
Scale 0.33″/px
Target fills 78% of frame
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FOV 0.45° × 0.31°
Scale 0.40″/px
Target fills 97% of frame
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