M15 - Globular Cluster - Deep Sky Videos

We're in the backyard with Roy for Brady's first real-life "eyeballing" of a Messier object. M15 is a globular cluster of stars. But what is happening in its mysterious core?

This video features Dr Meghan Gray and Roy Gretton.

Our thanks to The Royal Society for help with historic images. And Michael Siniscalchi (http://www.helixgate.net/) for an additional image.

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[sestraux]

I just recently subscribed to you channel and I am amazed by all these wonderful videos the stars are fascinating as Spock would say. thanks for sharing!

[DeepSkyVideos]

@sestraux glad you're enjoying... just about to upload M105 video!

[ThoughtfulGeek]

Thanks for posting this helpful video. Please would you mind answering a quick question for me? At 6:00 - "In the terribly remote chance that there was a planetary system around one of these stars". Could I ask what makes you say the chance of finding a planetary system in a cluster of around 100,000 stars terribly remote? Wasn't the Arecibo message transmitted towards a similar cluster (M13?) because of the increased chance of finding an intelligent alient species there?

[DeepSkyVideos]

@ThoughtfulGeek you'll enjoy our upcoming M13 video I reckon!!!

[Somerco]

Keep up your great work! Your channels have many interesting topics. Anything new on Foodskey any-time soon?

[DeepSkyVideos]

@Somerco more to come from Foodskey yes, stay subscribed to it (and it is on Twitter and Facebook too)! :)

[jerommeke69]

Brady, this is really awesome!!! I really really like your work!

[DeepSkyVideos]

@TheDingiso I am pondering a third!

[tampicokeed]

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[mio68df]

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[Astrofish226]

Bravo. Excellent video and looking forward to more in the series. Aloha.

[seedyf]

I cant wait to try and see this in my own telescope :-)

[MystikalMayhem]

wow that was pretty cool

[Corgonu]

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[mcrettable]

are there videos on stargazing and cosmology without fried eggs? if you know what i mean

[jrtakesthesky27]

@sjcwoor She explains that if we take into account that the MW galaxy is a 2-d disk, M15 would be below the Galactic plane in respect to Earth's equator (Or the sense of what's above or below)

[ThoughtfulGeek]

@DeepSkyVideos I'm enjoying all your videos :-)