The constellation Hercules, an ancient Greek star pattern, ranks fifth in size (1,225.15 square degrees) but forty-eighth in overall brightness among the 88 constellations. It is optimally viewed on ...

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 ...

High overhead in July, you’ll find the constellation Hercules. The four stars making up the top of Hercules is known as the Keystone and if you point a telescope or binoculars to the west side of the ...

With the bright moon out of the late evening sky early this week, stargazers will be treated to views of the "celestial strongman" in the night sky: the constellation of Hercules. To spot the ...

The constellation Hercules is high in the east after dark this evening. Rich with deep-sky objects, we’re passing by the Strongman’s most famous (M13) for its second-brightest globular cluster: M92.

The three layers of the sky: easy asterisms, complete constellations and the mythological figures they represent.Two asterism are shown, the Big Dipper and the Lozenge, which forms the head of Draco ...

In recent years moviegoers have been treated to a myriad of superhero movies. This month’s Colorado sky hosts a constellation that memorializes one of the greatest superheroes of all time, the ...

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