M15

noirlab_noao-m15block June 23rd, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

The extremely bright and concentrated globular cluster, M15, is home to a unique planetary nebula called Pease 1. M15 is one of three globular clusters known to harbor a planetary nebula. For comparison, check out the Hubble Space Telescope image of this cluster. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m15block/

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

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 30m 15.0s; DEC = 12° 8’ 42.8”
Orientation: North is 8.4° CW
Field of View: 12.3 x 8.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Pegasus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m15block
Subject Category
Subject Name: M15
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-23T09:27:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m15block/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 322.562372808, 12.1452244975
Reference Dimension: 1525.0, 1026.0

Reference Pixel: 284.54877758, 408.402946472
Scale: -0.000134558269377, 0.000134552153267
Rotation: -8.4316368749919
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

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-m15block

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m15block.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:40:31-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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