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Photographer:
albert poncedeleon
Location of Photo:
Carbondale, IL
Date/Time of photo:
02-08-2022; 9.30 pm
Equipment:
76mm triplet sharpstar; ioptron cem 26; zwo071pro
Description:
Perhaps the most prominent open cluster in Canis Major, just a few degrees below Sirius. Also known as the little beehive cluster. As a matter of fact, I tend to confuse it with M44!! Cancer and Canis Major seem to have a similar constellation configuration! Itas apparent magnitude is 4.5 and it is estimated to be 2,316 LY away. Its age is estimated to be 190 million years. Info source wikipedia.
