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Location / Date |
Zellerndorf, Nov 2019 - Jan 2020 |
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Telescope / Mount / Guiding |
ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA 3" Wynne-Corrector (focal length 910mm) |
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Camera / Exposure |
Moravian G3-16200, Astrodon filters L 54 x 10min, R 12 x 5min bin2x2, G 12 x 5min bin2x2, B 12 x 5min bin2x2 Total exposure time: 12h |
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Processing |
PixInsight, Fitswork, Photoshop |
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Notes |
Messier 44 is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to Earth, containing a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters. Under dark skies, the Beehive Cluster looks like a small nebulous object to the naked eye. The distance is about 600 light years. |