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How would you like to see about a million stars, all crammed together in a tight ball in our Rochester night sky? Well you can do just that. The Great Hercules star cluster is one of the true ...
The Hercules Galaxy Cluster, designated Abell 2151, is a rich northern cluster of galaxies located 500 million light-years distant, officially cataloged by George O. Abell. A notable feature of Abell ...
M13, the Hercules Cluster, is a globular cluster of stars. Globular clusters are large, old, and spherical. They orbit the Milky Way differently than open clusters. You can see M13 with a moderately ...
If you find yourself in a dark, un-light-polluted area anytime soon, be sure to glance around the sky with binoculars. Along the hazy band of the Milky Way and elsewhere, you’re sure to find plenty of ...
The Great Hercules Star Cluster is one of the true treasures of the summer and early autumn Pottsville sky. It’s a dense cluster of stars all crammed together in a tight sphere that you’ll love ...
Now that we’re well into summer, I want to tell you about another of my constellation favorites: Hercules, the upside-down Hero. It’s certainly not one of the brightest constellations, but I love the ...
The glittering night sky is a soothing sight to behold, whether in a quiet countryside or from the balcony of a house. Stargazing has a way of reminding us how vast and beautiful the universe really ...
Hercules the Hero is not the brightest of constellations but it’s a large one. In fact, it’s the fifth largest constellation of the Rochester night sky and it’s home to some wonderful celestial ...
While the next month, September, is all set to give the astronomers a glimpse of the Corn Moon eclipse, August also has some tricks up its sleeve. In the month of August, Atronomers have a clear ...