M 15 WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY MESSIER TAKEN BY ODD TRONDAL ON AUGUST 19, 2026 @ NORWAY

 

Messier 15 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 18 years later.

At an estimated age of 12500 million years, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Domenico_Maraldi

Time: 22:54UT 2026-08-19 Filter & Exp. R(20x30) G(20x30) B(20x30)Sec

Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +17°C 0.52"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Time: 22:160UT 2026-08-19 Exp. 36 x 30 sec.

Tel: Meade 4" SC @ f/6.60 ASI662MC @ +24°C 1.77"/pix Paramount GT-1100S

Odd Trondal, My lucky Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint

Photographer's website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/