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Beehive Cluster, M44

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Messier 44 (NGC 2632) – The Beehive Cluster (or also called the Praesepe) is an open cluster that lies in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth, it contains a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters holding around 1,000 stars. It was among the first objects that Galileo studied with his telescope. It has about 1,000 stars and is about 600 light-years away.

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Beehive Cluster, M44, Greg Meyer MD

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