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9/01/03 Globular Cluster M15

Labor Day weekend was predicted to be full of rain and clouds, but with the moon coming back I thought I could slip in one more imaging session. There was enough of a break in the clouds to get some data on globular cluster M15. Not enough really, I spent a lot of time just getting the image to this point (mediocre at best). The best images have lots of good data and don't require much processing. M15 is an intersting object. This cluster is very dense and compact with a bright center. It is a radio source and is suspected to harbor a black hole at it's center.