Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  HD150293  ·  HD150566  ·  HD150679  ·  HD150998  ·  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  IC 4617  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205), Nightlife
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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205)

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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205), Nightlife
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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205)

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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205)
  • Type: Globular cluster
  • Distance: 25,000 light years from Earth
  • Stars: 100,000
  • Size: 73 light years
  • Apparent size: 20 x 20 arc minutes
  • Apparent magnitude: 5.8
  • Age: 11.66 billion years
  • Constellation: Hercules
  • Interesting Notes:
    • The Hercules Cluster is the largest star cluster visible in the Northern Hemisphere



Details accurate to the best of my knowledge from research done in 2022.

Captured with a cooled monochrome camera.
Processed as RGB.
6 hours integration time.

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Hercules Cluster (M13 / Abell 2151 / NGC 6205), Nightlife