Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  41 Cnc)  ·  Almalaf (ε Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe Cluster  ·  The star 35 Cnc  ·  The star 38 Cnc  ·  The star 39 Cnc  ·  The star 40 Cnc  ·  The star Meleph
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Beehive Cluster, M44, DustSpeakers
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Beehive Cluster, M44

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Beehive Cluster, M44

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The Beehive Cluster, M44, is a pretty open cluster of about 1000 stars about 550 light years away in the constellation of Cancer.
The cluster consists of about 68% Red Dwarf stars (which cannot be seen due to their low luminosity); 30% Sun-like stars; 2% spectral class A stars, blueish-white in colour; and 5 giant stars which are yellow-orange with luminosities 60-300 times that of the Sun.
Imaged on 18 Jan 2024 with:
- Redcat 51 (250mm focal length at f/4.9)
- ASI 1600MM Mono astro camera cooled to -15degC
- iOptron GEM 28 mount
- ZWO LRGB filters
- ASI 120MM Guide
- 16 x 180 secs each of RGB filters - 2.4 hours total exposure

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