Observation by Jim Tomney: Mars Approaching the Beehive

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Jim Tomney

Observer

Jim Tomney

Observed

2023 Jun 02 - 00:45

Uploaded

2023 Jun 08 - 20:48

Objects

Mars
The Beehive Cluster (M44)
Conjunction

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h43^m
Dec: +20°04'
Position angle: +55°30'

Field size

19° × 12°

Equipment

Canon T6i with 18-55mm Telephoto Lens

Exposure

20 x 3.2 secs @ 55mm & ISO 3200

Location

Bethany Beach, DE US

Target name

Mars approaching the open cluster M44

Title

Mars Approaching the Beehive

About this image

Packed tripod & camera for my weekend at the shore with my sister last weekend so that I could perhaps get some shots of Mars' rendezvous with M44. Was disappointed at first that I couldn't bring my small refractor, but ended up quite happy with the result here. Processed with Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, and added the star spikes in Photoshop.

Files associated with this observation

M44-Mars.20230601.jpg (684.1 kB)

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