Messier 15

Messier 13: The globular cluster in Hercules. (Photo credit: NASA/ESA/Space Telescope Institute)

2021, November 20, 2021:  Pegasus Flies High

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November 20, 2021:  The great winged horse Pegasus flies across the southern sky during the early evening.

The dazzling stars in Messier 15 look fresh and new in this image from the NASA/Hubble Space Telescope, but they are actually all roughly 13 billion years old, making them some of the most ancient objects in the Universe.

2021, Mid-June: Morning Winged Horse

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Mid-June, 2021:  As morning twilight begins – quite early this time of year – the great winged horse is in the south-southeast.  The Great Square of Pegasus is made of moderately bright stars.  The horse’s neck and head extend toward the south.  A star cluster is off the tip of the horse’s nose.