Cancer

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Clickable objects (on the first image):

• Behive Cluster M44

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This constellation is less easy to notice, but there is a good surprise: in the center of it there is the M44 open cluster, named also "beehive" or "manger" for his position, centered in the four central stars of Cancer. At binoculars M44 is one of the best open clusters. Another good cluster is M67, that is positioned a few degrees South of M44.
 

Technical Data
Optics	Photographical objective
Focal Lenght	50 mm
Focal Ratio	f/2,8
Exposure Time	10 min exposure
Film	Kodak PJ-400
Developement sensibility	400 ISO
Location	Capanne di Cosola (PV, on the Appennini, ITALY) at 1500m
Date and time of exposure start	1 april 2000, 20.30 UT
Mount	Kenko
Tracking	-
Notes	Diffusor filter

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