Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 1170  ·  IC 1172  ·  IC 1176  ·  IC 1178  ·  IC 1179  ·  IC 1181  ·  IC 1182  ·  IC 1183  ·  IC 1184  ·  IC 1185  ·  NGC 6040  ·  NGC 6041  ·  NGC 6042  ·  NGC 6043  ·  NGC 6044  ·  NGC 6045  ·  NGC 6047  ·  NGC 6050  ·  NGC 6054  ·  NGC 6056
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The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies, KuriousGeorge
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The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies

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The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies

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From August 5th through August 15th we were very fortunate to experience extremely steady, clear and dark skies in Julian, CA. This is the sixth of 6 objects I captured during this time.

Collimation was off for this one, so resolution could be better.

"The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies. The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wall super-structure."

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The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies, KuriousGeorge