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Mars in M44, the Beehive Cluster, Catherine Ryan Hyde
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Mars in M44, the Beehive Cluster

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Mars in M44, the Beehive Cluster

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I had no choice but to image this in the light of a 98.5% moon. Still, I love it when the moon and planets converge with clusters or asterisms I love, and I wasn't going to miss it. I kept my subs short--15 seconds--to keep the sensor from drinking in more moonlight than necessary.

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