Beehive Cluster, M44

A bright cluster of several hundred stars that formed about 700 million years ago.

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Cancer, the Crab October 4, 2011

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Moon and the Beehive Planets in a busy star cluster June 23, 2020

Moon in the Beehive Stars buzzing near the Moon August 27, 2019

Venus and the Beehive Venus heads for a swarm of stars June 18, 2018

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Vanishing Beehive June 2, 2014

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A brilliant final act

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