M44 - THE BEEHIVE CLUSTER
M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the heart of the constellation of Cancer. It is approximately 600 ly from Earth and contains more than 200 stars.
Imaging equipment: Sky-Watcher 80ED (f/7.5), HEQ5 mount, Canon EOS 40D at prime focus, Astronomik CLS filter. Guiding equipment: Sky-Watcher 100ED, StarShoot Autoguider. Total imaging time 93 minutes. Sets of 5- and 6-minute sub-frames (taken in February 2011 from Elgin, Scotland) were processed and stacked in Photoshop - utilising ProDigital Software's Astronomy plug-ins and StarSpikes Pro.
M44 - THE BEEHIVE CLUSTER
M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the heart of the constellation of Cancer. It is approximately 600 ly from Earth and contains more than 200 stars.
Imaging equipment: Sky-Watcher 80ED (f/7.5), HEQ5 mount, Canon EOS 40D at prime focus, Astronomik CLS filter. Guiding equipment: Sky-Watcher 100ED, StarShoot Autoguider. Total imaging time 93 minutes. Sets of 5- and 6-minute sub-frames (taken in February 2011 from Elgin, Scotland) were processed and stacked in Photoshop - utilising ProDigital Software's Astronomy plug-ins and StarSpikes Pro.