M44 - Beehive Cluster
The Beehive observed from my home location on a very good night.
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cancer
Right Ascension: 08h 40m 06s
Declination: +19° 59' 00"
Magnitude: 4.0
Size: 95.0'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M44 - Beehive Cluster |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 4 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.150, -85.326 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 30.0x (25mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-03-15 |
| Time: | 9:47 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Really large object that fills up even the lowest power eyepiece I have.
Additional Notes
Matched groups of stars to identify cluster. Used Telrad finder.
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