What Happened
3 Min Read Dim Delights in Cancer Another Hubble view of the outskirts of Messier 44 shows a variety of bright stars and many background galaxies.
Why It Matters
Scarlata (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster.
Key Details
- Cancer also possesses one of the most studied exoplanets: the superhot super-Earth, 55 Cancri e.
- Find the M44, the Beehive Cluster, at the center of the Cancer constellation, using nearby stars such as Regulus in Leo, Pollux in Gemini, and Procyon in Canis Minor.
- Stellarium Web Find Cancer’s dim stars by looking in between the brighter neighboring constellations of Gemini and Leo.
- Don’t get frustrated if you can’t find it at first, since Cancer isn’t easily visible from moderately light-polluted areas.
Background Context
3 Min Read Dim Delights in Cancer Another Hubble view of the outskirts of Messier 44 shows a variety of bright stars and many background galaxies. Credits: NASA, ESA and C. Scarlata (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster. Cancer also possesses one of the most studied exoplanets: the superhot super-Earth, 55 Cancri e. Find the M44, the Beehive Cluster, at the center of the Cancer constellation, using nearby stars such as Regulus in Leo, Pollux in Gemini, and Procyon in Canis Minor. Stel
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