Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Great Cluster in Hercules  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster, Mark Cheverton
m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster
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m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster

m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster, Mark Cheverton
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m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster

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M13 - the Hercules Globular Cluster. 145 light years across, the stars are more than a hundred times denser than in our part of space which would be an amazing night sky! In 1974 the Arecibo space telescope beamed a welcome message to m13 containing information about the human race including our DNA. Given the distance it should arrive in about 22,000 years.

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m13 - Hercules Globular Cluster, Mark Cheverton