Beehive Cluster
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Beehive Cluster

Name: Messier 44 (M44)
Nickname: Beehive Cluster
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cancer
Magnitude: 3.7
Object Size: 95' (1.5 degrees)
Comment: Large, bright, seen unaided eye, high in sky (Dreyer translation)

Date Taken: March 24, 2020
Camera: ASI 1600
Telescope: AstroPhysics EDF 6 inch f/7 refractor
Focal Length: 1100mm
Field of View (FOV): xxx
Mount: MI-250
Description:
One of everyone's favorite to see visually and in a small telescope.

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