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The story of Hercules is one of the greatest in Greek and Roman mythology. The star chart of Hercules is shown in Fig. 6.1 while a photograph of the star field in the same orientation is shown in Fig. 6.2. Although born a mortal, Hercules was the strongest man in the world and he demonstrated tremendous courage and cunning. There are no less than 11 constellations depicting Hercules and the performance of his labors. Since most of these constellations can be seen in spring and summer, this chapter provides a nice transition between them and autumn.
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Falkner, D.E. (2020). The Legend of Hercules. In: The Mythology of the Night Sky. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47694-6_6
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