Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Great Cluster in Hercules  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
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M13 - The Hercules Cluster, David Schlaudt
M13 - The Hercules Cluster
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M13 - The Hercules Cluster

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M13 - The Hercules Cluster, David Schlaudt
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M13 - The Hercules Cluster

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Couldn't resist imaging on a clear night with decent seeing despite the near full moon so I gave it a try with a few globular clusters. M13 is roughly 145 light years in diameter, contains approximately 300,000 stars and is nearly as old as the universe at over 12 billion years old!

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M13 - The Hercules Cluster, David Schlaudt