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Observations of the Beehive Cluster (M44)

Other names The Manger
Praesepe
NGC 2632
Cr 189
Mel 88

Object type Open cluster

RA 08h40m

Declination 19°40' N

Constellation Cancer

Further information

Showing all 37 images


2 
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Messier M44 - Beehive...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 May 14 – 23:47 UTC
Upload 2025 May 17 – 11:19 UTC

1 
0 
M44
Chris Entwistle
Obs 2025 Mar 18 – 20:03 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 20 – 20:05 UTC

5 
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Beehive Cluster M44
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Feb 26 – 21:19 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 27 – 12:39 UTC

4 
0 
Beehive Cluster M44
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2021 Apr 03 – 21:18 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 16 – 21:24 UTC

1 
0 
M44 Beehive Cluster
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2024 Mar 24 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 26 – 00:01 UTC

6 
0 
Sparkling Beehive
Mazin Younis
Obs 2024 Mar 01 – 01:04 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 01 – 01:04 UTC

3 
0 
M44 colour trails
James Weightman
Obs 2024 Jan 19 – 21:50 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 20 – 09:25 UTC

2 
0 
M44 (Praesepe) etc. Tr...
James Weightman
Obs 2024 Jan 18 – 05:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 18 – 12:13 UTC

1 
0 
Beehive Cluster (Messi...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Oct 19 – 02:57 UTC
Upload 2023 Oct 23 – 14:32 UTC

3 
0 
Mars Approaching the B...
Jim Tomney
Obs 2023 Jun 02 – 00:45 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 08 – 20:48 UTC

1 
0 
Mars and M44
AlanM
Obs 2023 Jun 02 – 22:39 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 05 – 12:38 UTC

6 
0 
Mars, Praesepe (M44) a...
Sally Russell
Obs 2023 Jun 03 – 22:17 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 04 – 13:44 UTC

4 
0 
Mars in Praesepe
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2023 Jun 02 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 02 – 22:15 UTC

1 
0 
NGC2632 M44 The Beehiv...
Nicholas Freeman
Obs 2023 May 09 – 22:45 UTC
Upload 2023 May 12 – 02:16 UTC

7 
0 
The Beehive Cluster
Mazin Younis
Obs 2023 May 01 – 02:33 UTC
Upload 2023 May 01 – 02:33 UTC

2 
0 
M44 Beehive Cluster
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Mar 24 – 00:08 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 27 – 15:33 UTC

2 
0 
Messier 44
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2023 Mar 18 – 18:02 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 19 – 12:03 UTC

7 
0 
M44
David Strange
Obs 2023 Jan 23 – 00:22 UTC
Upload 2023 Jan 23 – 14:25 UTC

1 
0 
M44 Beehive Open Clus...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Dec 17 – 00:34 UTC
Upload 2022 Dec 19 – 11:36 UTC

2 
0 
Beehive Cluster (Praes...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Apr 07 – 21:57 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 11 – 10:42 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 44
Mr John William Hughes
Obs 2022 Feb 22 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 25 – 08:11 UTC

3 
0 
M44 - Beehive Cluster
Brad Thomas
Obs 2021 Apr 13 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 14 – 18:53 UTC

0 
0 
M44 - The Beehive Clus...
Martin Butcher
Obs 2010 Mar 07 – 21:34 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 06 – 18:11 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 44 the "B...
Martin Martin
Obs 2021 Mar 06 – 22:32 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 13 – 10:37 UTC

6 
0 
Beehive Cluster
Mazin Younis
Obs 2021 Mar 02 – 21:43 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 04 – 07:03 UTC

3 
0 
The old Moon and Venus...
David Strange
Obs 2020 Sep 14 – 04:44 UTC
Upload 2020 Sep 14 – 08:46 UTC

8 
0 
M44, the Beehive clust...
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Mar 26 – 21:25 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 30 – 16:03 UTC

9 
0 
M44 - Beehive Cluster ...
Graeme Coates
Obs 2020 Feb 04 – 03:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 13 – 12:10 UTC

11 
0 
M44 - The Beehive Clus...
Graeme Coates
Obs 2020 Feb 04 – 03:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 13 – 12:08 UTC

6 
0 
Occultation of the M44...
Len Adam
Obs 2019 Apr 13 – 19:29 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 15 – 11:35 UTC

7 
0 
Occultation of stars T...
Len Adam
Obs 2019 Apr 13 – 19:33 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 15 – 11:30 UTC

7 
0 
Moon and the Beehive
Honor Wheeler
Obs 2019 Apr 13 – 22:19 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 14 – 21:28 UTC

7 
0 
M44 - Beehive Cluster
Mr John William Hughes
Obs 2019 Feb 24 – 21:04 UTC
Upload 2019 Mar 04 – 16:10 UTC

4 
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M44 - 25 February 2018
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 Feb 25 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2019 Mar 04 – 14:55 UTC

3 
4 
M44
David Dunn
Obs 2017 Feb 15 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2017 Feb 19 – 11:44 UTC

0 
0 
M44 - Alan Tough
Alan Tough
Obs 2011 Mar 07 – 14:23 UTC
Upload 2011 Mar 07 – 14:23 UTC

0 
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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) and ...
Alan Tough
Obs 2009 Dec 31 – 13:58 UTC
Upload 2009 Dec 31 – 13:58 UTC
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