Tag: Melotte 88

Messier 44, Mar’26

M44 V3.1.1
▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a), SkyEye62AM ’26   © 2026 · Thomas Hanrath · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · no edits · no commercial use

The last photo before I officially kick off the new galaxy season and switch telescope (and camera).

Beehive Cluster – Messier 44, Mar’24

Beehive Cluster - Messier 44 - Melotte 88 - NGC 2632
Beehive Cluster - Messier 44 - Melotte 88 - NGC 2632

Fresh photons for a classic! Messier 44 photographed this year with my Baader Travel Companion 95/580 Apo.

Messier 44 – Beehive Cluster

Beehive Cluster (Messier 44 / NGC 2632), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
Beehive Cluster · Messier 44 · NGC 2632 · Melotte 88 · © Thomas Hanrath, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The Beehive Cluster is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Cancer at a distance of 610 light-years, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late January.