Fresh photons for a classic! Messier 44 photographed this year with my Baader Travel Companion 95/580 Apo.
Tag: NGC 2632
Messier 44, also known as the Beehive Cluster, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cancer, approximately 610 light-years away from Earth. The cluster reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around late January.
My 2023 reprocessed version. The Beehive Cluster or Praesepe. Marry Christmas to all who celebrate it.