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M44, the Beehive Cluster (200mm 6DII).jpg

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A telephoto lens image of the open star cluster Messier 44 in Cancer, aka the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe. This is shot to simulate the field of view of binoculars for illustration purposes.

This is a stack of 6 x 1-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800, tracked but unguided on the Mach 1 mount, on April 28, 2019 and taken in deep twilight.
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A telephoto lens image of the open star cluster Messier 44 in Cancer, aka the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe. This is shot to simulate the field of view of binoculars for illustration purposes.<br /> <br /> This is a stack of 6 x 1-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800, tracked but unguided on the Mach 1 mount, on April 28, 2019 and taken in deep twilight.