Below are the subjects in Hercules that I wish to view:-
The Main Stars:
Alpha Herculis. (Rasalgethi). This is a fine double star of contrasting colours. The primary is a variable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Herculis
Beta Herculis. (Kornephoros). A yellow giant, which is a spectosopic binary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Herculis
Gamma Herculis, another spectosopic binary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Herculis
Delta Herculis.
Double stars for small telescopes calls this a showcase pair. I look forward to seeing it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Herculis
Epsilon Herculis. A multiple star system, but the components are not visible to amatuer scopes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon_Herculis
Objects of interest:
NGC 6210. A relatively bright planetary nebula, at Mag 8.8.
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1026a/
NGC 6229. The third globular in Hercules. I was wondering if I will see this, but feel much easier after reading the cloudynights thread.
http://www.capella-observatory.com/I...rs/NGC6229.htm
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/6...r-in-hercules/
Rho Herculis.
Double stars for small telescopes also calls this a showcase pair.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_Herculis
95 Herculis. Again,
Double stars for small telescopes calls this a showcase pair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig50oBWhu1I
Zeta Herculis. A fast moving binary (34 years) that is only 35 light years away. Luckly for me, it is approaching it widest seperation (see first website for a diagram), though it still may be a difficult one to split.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Z...6t26Z5EqN022M:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_Herculis
There are two Messier objects in Hercules; they being the well known globulars M13 & M92.