Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  38 Cnc  ·  39 Cnc  ·  40 Cnc  ·  41 eps Cnc  ·  42 Cnc  ·  Beehive  ·  Beehive cluster  ·  IC 2388  ·  M 44  ·  NGC 2632  ·  Praesepe  ·  Praesepe Cluster
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Messier 44, Anthony Fuller
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Messier 44

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Messier 44

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The Beehive Cluster, known as Praesepe, The manager, carries the designation Messier 44. You can catch an image or visual observation of M44, located in the constellation Cancer. 

The image is considered a lucky shot, with only 13 minutes of exposure time at 60 seconds per sub-frame.

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Messier 44, Anthony Fuller

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