Tag: Praesepe

Beehive Cluster with the Baader Apo – March 2026

Beehive Cluster (Messier 44 / NGC 2632), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
▼ Baader Apo | SkyEye62AM ’26   © 2026 Thomas Hanrath – Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved

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
© 2024 Thomas Hanrath – Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved

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

Beehive Cluster with the ED80sf – April 2021

Beehive Cluster (Messier 44 / NGC 2632), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
▼ ED80sf | EOS M100 ’21   © 2021 Thomas Hanrath – Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved

My 2023 reprocessed version. The Beehive Cluster or Praesepe. Marry Christmas to all who celebrate it.