Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Beehive cluster  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe
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M44-The Beehive Cluster, William Maxwell
M44-The Beehive Cluster
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M44-The Beehive Cluster

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M44-The Beehive Cluster, William Maxwell
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M44-The Beehive Cluster

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I found an Orion Starblast, a smallish "entry level" fairly fast newtonian, on Craigslist still in the box for a good price. I also had a Siebert 1.25" coma corrector I wasn't using, so thought I'd put the two together and try some imaging.

I was rather impressed with the results. For a total of $150 (including the new focuser, but not including the CC), I have a pretty good, lower FL scope (535mm with the CC) to compliment the 1220mm FL 8" newtonian and the light weight and lower FL ride well on the CG4 mount.

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M44-The Beehive Cluster, William Maxwell

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