| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Open Cluster |
Cancer |
8h40.1 |
+19°59' |
95' |
5.8 |
2.5 Kly |
Messier 44 (also known as M 44, Beehive, Praesepe or NGC 2632) is an open cluster in the
Cancer constellation.
This large apparent angle cluster (about 3 times the full moon) is visible with
naked eye and is known since ancient times.
Following image is shot with Canon 200mm, field of view is approx. 3° x 2°
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Cluster center (fov = 37' x 25'):
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| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
| March 26, 2020 |
Canon 200mm F2.8 |
n.a. |
10x30 |
LRGB |
Sampling 4" / pixel |
| March 23, 2020 |
Centurion
18" |
L 1:1
RGB 3:1 |
L 3x300
R,G,B 300 |
LRGB |
Sampling 1.4" / pixel |
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