NGC 2419, the “Intergalactic Wanderer”
NGC 2419 (more data) is a globular cluster located in the pale Lynx constellation. It was discovered by W. Herschel in 1788 and it is quite far from the center of our Milky Way,...
Category: globular cluster
C/2009 P1 (Garradd) and M 15
This image shows comet Garradd while apparently meeting the globular cluster Messier 15 in Pegasus, on 2 Aug. 2011. A mosaic with two images was done, in order to cover both the objects, still...
M 13 – Her
M13 (more data), sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules. It is one of th...
Destination: Comet Garradd
After quite a long absence, an interesting comet was coming again, its name being C/2009 P1 (Garradd). Discovered by the australian astronomer Gordon J. Garradd on 13 aug 2009, this comet will be interestingly...
