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Abell 2151, Earle Waghorne
Abell 2151
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Abell 2151

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Abell 2151

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Abell 2151, the Hercules cluster, is a cluster of around 200 galaxies about 500 light years from Earth. It is part of the larger Hercules Spercluster which, in tutn, is part of the much larger Great Wall superstructure, one of the largest known structures in the universe. [1]

This really repays a look at full resolution, there are galaxies, largely spiral, almost everywhere, many interacting or distorted from previous interactions.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_Cluster

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Abell 2151, Earle Waghorne