The constellation of Hercules. Hercules is a large constellation commemorating the great hero of mythology and containing fifteen stars above the fourth magnitude. Hercules,or Heracles,the strongest man who ever lived,was known from early Greek times,when he was celebrated for having accomplished twelve seemingly impossible tasks or labours. The best known feature of this constellation is M13,the brightest globular star cluster of the northern hemisphere; M13 is seen here at upper centre right as a star-like object and only deeper telescopic images are able to reveal the many hundreds of thousands of stars forming this cluster | |
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