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[[Messier 13]] (M13), also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of [[Hercules]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13 Messier 13]</ref> | [[Messier 13]] (M13), also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of [[Hercules]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13 Messier 13]</ref> | ||
M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is ared giant, the variable star V11, with an apparent visual magnitude of 11.95. M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth. | |||
==Arecibo message== | ==Arecibo message== | ||
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Messier 13 (M13), also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules.[1]
M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is ared giant, the variable star V11, with an apparent visual magnitude of 11.95. M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message of 1974, which contained encoded information about the human race, DNA, atomic numbers, Earth's position and other information, was beamed from the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope towards M13 as an experiment in contacting potential extraterrestrial civilizations in the cluster. However, the experimenters intentionally sabotaged their goal: the message will reach the cluster's past position in 25,000 years. By then, the cluster will occupy a different position in space; it will never receive the message.[2]
HGS Session References
HGS Sessions - Clearing Dragon Moth Grid - 3/10/2015 [3]
References
Found in HGS Manual on Page 108
Found in HGS Manual on Page 115