M-15
M-15 is a very nice globular.  It's a little smaller and dimmer than M-13, but it is located in an area of the sky where there are many stars.  If you can see Pegasus, you should be able to see M-15 in binoculars or a scope as smalls as a 90 mm.  The bright star down and to the left of M-15 in the star chart is Epsilon Peg at magnitude 0.7, so you have a good starting point for finding M-15.  The cluster is about 4 degrees from the star.
    Constellation:  Pegasus

    Size:  12 arcmin

    Magnitude:  6.3

    Magnitude Tip:  12.6

    RA:  21h 29m 58s

    Dec: +12 d 10m 00s


Scope:  8" LX 200 SCT
MX-5C CCD
Focal Ratio: f4
Exposure:  165 sec
Scope:   8" LX 200 SCT
MX-5C CCD Camera, STAR 2000 & IDAS LPR
Focal Ratio: f6.6
Exposure: 25  min
Scope:   8" LX 200 SCT
MX-5C CCD Camera
Focal Ratio: f10
Exposure: 6  min
Link to the SEDS M-15 Page

HST view of M-15

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