Hercules Cluster

I know this may sound a little childish, but I really wanted to do this star cluster because of Hercules.  I remember reading about Hercules in elementary school, watching the Disney movie loosely based on the mythology, and expanding more on my knowledge by reading about the mythology on my dimly lit phone screen late at night when I was supposed to be sleeping (geeky I know but oh well). Mythology has always interested me, and that is also probably why astronomy has also piqued my interest, since many of the constellations, galaxy, nebulae, stars, and more are named after characters from mythology.  The Hercules Cluster is a part of the Hercules constellation and has a square-ish star pattern.  I was surprised at how brilliant it actually looks, but I mean, if you are going to name after a star cluster after a god famed for his strength, it better be pretty credible.  In my opinion, the Hercules Cluster more than lives up to its fabled mythological counterpart, and I hope that you get to do some research on mythology and astronomy as well!

Taken by the Harvard MicroObservatory 11/29/15
The Hercules Cluster is seen in the top right corner as that bright spot.