Beehive Cluster
Beehive Cluster: This Open Star Cluster,also called M44 according to Messier´s famous catalogue, can easily be observed with the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer. It has been known since praehistoric times. It is in a distance of about 600 LY.
The orange star at the left is Asellus Australis and the blue star at the top right Asellus Borealis.
Object |
Beehive Cluster |
|---|---|
Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
M 044 |
Constellation |
Cancer |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 x 0.73 reducer |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
4x5min each Baader RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
|---|---|
Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar and Skywatcher ED 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, CCDStack, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 20 Apr 2011 |
Remark |
