Open Cluster M 44 (NGC 2632)
Praesepe or the Beehive Cluster

Date: 4.1.97 Time: 3:58 UT Exposure: 18 min
Field of View: 7.6^o x 11.4^o Emulsion: Scotch Chrome 400 Filter: none
Instrument: f=180mm 1/2.8 Place: La Palma Observer: T. Credner & S. Kohle

Date:	4.1.97	Time:	3:58 UT	Exposure:	18 min
Field of View:	7.6^o x 11.4^o	Emulsion:	Scotch Chrome 400	Filter:	none
Instrument:	f=180mm 1/2.8	Place:	La Palma	Observer:	T. Credner & S. Kohle

The Star Cluster M 44 can be seen already by naked eye as a fuzzy patch in the constellation Cancer. But even with small binoculars you can resolve it into a great number of single stars.

Open Cluster M 44 (NGC 2632) Praesepe or the Beehive Cluster

Open Cluster M 44 (NGC 2632)
Praesepe or the Beehive Cluster