M44 - The Beehive Cluster (Michael Nemetz)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cancer (Cnc) · Contains: 38 Cnc · 39 Cnc · 40 Cnc · 41 Cnc) · 41 eps Cnc · 42 Cnc · Almalaf (ε Cnc · Beehive · Beehive cluster · HD73135 · HD73161 · HD73174 · HD73175 · HD73210 · HD73294 · HD73345 · HD73397 · HD73430 · HD73449 · HD73450 · HD73574 · HD73576 · HD73598 · HD73616 · HD73618 · HD73619 · HD73709 · HD73710 · HD73711 · HD73712 · And 29 more.

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To shorten the waiting time for my main target I found M44. It was worth it! So many things you can find pixel peeping through this image!=xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a=x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453hThere are approximately 1,000 stars in the beautiful Beehive cluster, which is an open cluster of stars in our galaxy. Open clusters are stars that are gravitationally bound and are created out of the same star-forming nebula, such as the stars in the Orion Nebula. The Beehive is one of the nearest open clusters to our sun and Earth. It has a larger population of stars than most other nearby clusters.=x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a=x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453hThe Beehive’s distance is about 577 light-years from our solar system. The cluster shines at magnitude +3.7. If you use binoculars to see the Beehive, the brightest star you are seeing is 42 Cancri.

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RA (center)	08h40m21s.43
RA (top/left)	08h37m24s.20
RA (top/right)	08h45m00s.88
RA (bottom/right)	08h43m20s.87
RA (bottom/left)	08h35m40s.65

Dec (center)	+19°39′15″.7
Dec (top/left)	+18°43′04″.4
Dec (top/right)	+19°15′10″.6
Dec (bottom/right)	+20°35′18″.4
Dec (bottom/left)	+20°02′54″.8

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