Messier 44: The Beehive Cluster

Messier 44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the closest open clusters to Earth at approximately 550 light years away.

 

This image was captured from my home observatory at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

 

Details:

 

16 x 360s, ISO 800

43 darks, 55 flats, 300 bias

 

Equipment: Canon 450D, Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph @ 800mm, Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS D1, Orion Atlas EQ-G

 

Processed in Pixinsight

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