Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  IC 4617  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205
M13 - Hercules Cluster, Chris Barthel
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M13 - Hercules Cluster

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M13 - Hercules Cluster

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Cotton Ball time! That's what globular clusters look like in a visual scope, but much more detail comes out when imaging. This one is Messier 13, the second largest in our night scky (second only to Omega Centauri, a southern hemisphere object). It is a little less than 200ly across and contains several hundred thousand stars.

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M13 - Hercules Cluster, Chris Barthel

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