as of 04/23/2024 7:52 a.m.
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Type | Open Cluster |
Constellation | Cancer |
Right ascension | 8h40'22.200'' |
Declination | +19°59'19'' |
Magnitude | 3.700 |
Distance | 577ly |
Size | 95 arc min |
Catalog Designations | NGC2632, M44 |
Discovered | Aratos of Soli |
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
Orion Scenix 10x50 Binoculars
100 points
Praesepe a large scattering of diamond like stars in the middle of a pretty unimpressive Zodiac constellation: Cancer. On this particular night it was located about 2deg away from Jupiter, which made it very easy to locate even with a 35% moon and terrible seeing.
With my Q70 wide FOV eyepeice, it still doesn't fit into the FOV of my scope. This is an object that is better viewed in binoculars! One of my favorite objects in the sky, and not because I was born in July.
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