Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  41 Cnc)  ·  Almalaf (ε Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe Cluster  ·  The star 38 Cnc  ·  The star 39 Cnc  ·  The star 40 Cnc  ·  The star Meleph
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M44 - The Beehive Cluster, Oliver Czernetz
M44 - The Beehive Cluster
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M44 - The BeehiveCluster

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M44 - The Beehive Cluster, Oliver Czernetz
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M44 - The BeehiveCluster

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M44 - The Beehive Cluster

Open cluster in the constellation Cancer, about 577 ly (177 pc) away.

13.03.2014, 30x60s captured remote via Mayhill, New Mexico. Moon 92%.

Scope: Planewave 17" CDK Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph

431mm/1940mm (0.66 Focal Reducer) f/4.5

CCD: FLI-PL6303E

Additional Data: POSS-II Sky Survey

Image Assemby and Processing: Oliver Czernetz

Software: Fits Liberator, Deep Sky Stacker, RegiStar, Photoshop CS5

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M44 - The Beehive Cluster, Oliver Czernetz