Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M44, Praesepe (Beehive Cluster)

15-May-2026 09:07 ADT 15-May-2026 12:07 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M44, Praesepe (Beehive Cluster), 21-Feb-2021

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 10x 300s L, 1x1; 10ea 120s RGB, 2x2
Total Exposure: 1h50m
Distance: 610ly
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