Hercules Cluster Abell 2151
Constellation: Hercules
Distance: 650,000 kly
Type: Galaxy Cluster
Imaging Location: Rusty RV Ranch Rodeo New Mexico
Imaging Platform: Equinox 120 W.O. 0.8 fr Canon 40D
Mount: EQ-6 Eqmod
Guiding: SSAG Orion Short Tube 80
Exposure: 7x600 sec
Date: 2010-03-15
Software: Images Plus, PHD, Photoshop CS4
The Hercules Cluster(Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 100 galaxies some 650 million light-years distant (z = 0.036[3]) in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies.[4]The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wall super-structure