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Beehive Cluster, M44

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

Resources

Cancer, the Crab

Cancer, the Crab October 4, 2011

Radio Programs

Venus and Companions Faint companions for the “evening star” July 2, 2021

Mars and the Beehive Looking at a place where suns were born June 23, 2021

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