Globular Cluster M 15
This picture shows the central portion of M15, photographed with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The image is about 28 light-years across.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9506b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 November 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 864 x 891 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 15, Messier 15, NGC 7078 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 35000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Near-UV |
336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical B |
439 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
