Object name: M 44 - Beehive Cluster
Object type: Open cluster
Magnitude: 3.1
Size: 70.0'
Constellation: Cancer

Nikon D40 DSLR camera using afocal projection on 8" f/4 Newtonian telescope.

In this image the beehive shape of the principal stars of the cluster is prominent to the right of the image. Near the centre the small triangle of stars is the multiple system Struve 1254. All four components are visible in the full-size version.