Pegasus

**PEGASUS**



The constellation Pegasus is names after the horse Pegasus is Greek mythology. In myth pegasus emerged from the sea after the blood of medusa touched the foam. Also in myth pegasus befriended a mortal named Bellerophon, he and Bellerophon faced many evils including the chimera. But Bellerophon became to overconfident of pegasus and tried to fly to Mount Olympus, the home of the god, Zeus, the head god, became so angry he sent a gadfly to bite pegasus. As Pegasus reared back Bellerophon fell to earth while pegasus flew on to Mount Olympus where it is believed he still lives.

Pegasus is home to the global clusterM15. This is a great object to view with a telescope because it is one of the brightest in the sky. M15 lies slightly northwest of the head, which is made of the star, Enif. Approximately one dozen galaxies are within Pegasus, the brightest one being NGC 7331. It is located just north of the "knees" of Pegasus