Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 1173  ·  IC 1178  ·  IC 1181  ·  IC 1182  ·  IC 1185  ·  IC 1186  ·  IC 1192  ·  IC 1193  ·  NGC 6039  ·  NGC 6040  ·  NGC 6041  ·  NGC 6043  ·  NGC 6045  ·  NGC 6047  ·  NGC 6050  ·  NGC 6054  ·  NGC 6056
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Hercules Cluster, Dickvantatenhove
Hercules Cluster
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Hercules Cluster

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Hercules Cluster

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The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light-years distant in the constellationHercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies.=10.5px The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wallsuper-structure.
The picture shows an integration of 129 x 3 minutes and is taken from the lightpoluted city of Almere Haven in the Netherlands.

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Hercules Cluster, Dickvantatenhove