The Beehive Cluster
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Catalog |
Obj Type |
Location |
Date Taken: |
Gilbert |
Messier 44 |
Star cluster |
Mayhill, NM |
12-05-2005 |
Description |
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M44, the Beehive CLuster, also known as Praesepe (Latin for manger), is an easy naked eye object more than twice the size across of the full moon, and has thus been noted since prehistoric times. It was one of the first objects on which Galileo trained his newly acquired telescope. M44 is one of the nearest open clusters, close to 600 light-years away. This image is composed of seven 15 minute unguided subexposures. To see the full field image click here.
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Technical Details |
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Exposure Time: |
LRGB (60, 15, 15, 15 minutes unguided) | |||
Camera: |
SBIG STL-11000M | |||
Telescope: |
Takahashi FSQ106N | |||
Mount: |
Software Bisque Paramount ME | |||
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