Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  35 Cnc  ·  38 Cnc  ·  39 Cnc  ·  40 Cnc  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  Beehive cluster  ·  Cancer  ·  HD72825  ·  HD72846  ·  HD72942  ·  HD73045  ·  HD73081  ·  HD73135  ·  HD73161  ·  HD73174  ·  HD73175  ·  HD73210  ·  HD73294  ·  HD73330  ·  HD73345  ·  HD73397  ·  HD73429  ·  HD73430  ·  HD73449  ·  HD73450  ·  HD73487  ·  HD73533  ·  HD73574  ·  And 44 more.
Beehive Open Star Cluster, Ed Albin
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Beehive Open Star Cluster

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Beehive Open Star Cluster

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Within the constellation of Cancer is a beautiful swarm of stars called the Beehive Cluster. Cataloged as M44 in Charles Messier's logbook, this young cluster of stars extend across almost two degrees of the sky. Sometimes called the Praesepe or manger, this cluster of color stars resides more than 550 light years away from earth.

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Beehive Open Star Cluster, Ed Albin

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