M44: The Beehive Cluster
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The 44th item in the Messier catalog is a bright, open cluster visible to the naked eye and one of the closest to the earth.
Image details
Telescope: | Stellina | |
Length: | 400mm | |
Aperture: | 80mm | |
F-stop: | f/5.0 | |
Sessions: | 1 | |
Captured: | 2021-12-02 to 2021-12-02 | |
Lights: | 200 | |
Exposure: | 10 | |
Total exposure: | 33 m | |
Ra: | 8h 40m 1.5s | |
Dec: | +19° 59' 28.896 | |
Size: | 61.083 x 43.481 arcmin | |
Radius: | 0.625 deg | |
Scale: | 0.55 arcsec/pixel |