Telescopes 4 inches or less in diameter are portable, easy to use, and great beginner instruments. Here, I’ll walk through some of the objects you can see this summer using a small telescope. The ...

The Hercules Cluster (M13) is often cited as the grandest globular cluster north of the celestial equator. Located 25,000 light- years away, it hosts more than 100,000 stars crammed into a volume of ...

M13, better known as the Hercules Cluster, is one of the night sky’s great globular clusters. Globulars get their name for their distinct, globe-like appearance — a ball of stars that increases in ...

August 2025 presents a celestial spectacle, inviting stargazers to explore the night sky. This month offers optimal viewing conditions for star clusters. The Great Hercules Cluster, a dense globular ...

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS McDONALD OBSERVATORY, AS HEARD ON KCBS RADIO WEEKDAYS @ 9:52 A.M., 7:35 P.M. & 2:52 A.M STARDATE 5/27/2013: A planet in the heart of M13, the Hercules Cluster, would never ...

The August night sky will twinkle more brightly, providing stargazers with the opportunity to view some of the most renowned star clusters. More transparent evenings and darker nights encourage ...

The cluster of four naked-eye planets that have been visible in the morning sky for the past few months - including multiple close conjunctions - is starting to disperse. Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and ...

If you look to the east at night with a telescope this week, you may see a bright cluster of stars with a powerful name and a discovery story that dates back to the 18th century. Subscribe to read ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile has imaged a fascinating collection of interacting galaxies in the Hercules galaxy cluster. The sharpness of the ...

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 ...