EarthSky | Meet M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

EarthSky | Meet M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Tom Cofer in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, captured this telescopic view of Messier 13, the Hercules Globular Cluster, on March 14, 2025. Tom wrote: “A snow globe of stars!” Thank you, Tom! The Great Cluster in the constellation Hercules – also known as Messier 13, or M13 – is the finest globular cluster in the northern half of the heavens. More specifically, you can find it in a star pattern called the Keystone –…