Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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The Constellation Cancer and Open Clusters, Todd Stephens
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The Constellation Cancer and Open Clusters

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The Constellation Cancer and Open Clusters

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Widefield image of the constellation Cancer and the open clusters M44, the Beehive Cluster, and M67. Nothing fancy, but I really like the simplicity of a star field graced with simple DSOs.

After shooting a 4-panel mosaic of the Orion region at 50mm, I pointed my camera at the beehive cluster after Orion dipped below the horizon and let it run for the rest of the night. This is just over 3 hours of 3-minute subs with my Canon 600D, fantastic plastic 50mm f/1.8, and skyguider pro tracker.

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The Constellation Cancer and Open Clusters, Todd Stephens