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 ...

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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 ...

We’re now in prime summer stargazing season. While it’s not the brightest of constellations, Hercules the Hero is one of my favorites. One reason I like it so much is that it has such a great story.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...