Beehive Star Cluster (Messier 44) in Cancer the Crab Constellation

The Beehive Cluster is the key to finding Cancer in the night sky, but dark skies are needed to see this gorgeous open star cluster. Learn how to find this object in the night sky.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to the Beehive Cluster
2:26 - Map of Cancer the Crab Constellation
4:23 - Messier 67 (Golden Eye Cluster)
5:18 - Galileo observed the Beehive Cluster
6:47 - Averted Vision technique
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▶Cancer Map: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - [1], CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Cancer Illustration: By Alessio Govi - Uranographia, Johann Bode, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Cancer Illustration: By Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi - www.flickr.com/photos/47254367..., CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Beehive Cluster: By Miguel Garcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 67: By Sloan Digital Sky Survey - skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/SkySer..., CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Galileo: By Justus Sustermans - www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExp..., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Crayfish Cancer: By Johannes Hevelius - www.atlascoelestis.com/, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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[@learnthesky]

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[@lead2gold]

I really enjoyed finding cancer after your last video, it was the beehive cluster that helped me most. Thankfully I live in the country and have no light pollution. The beehive cluster reminds me of Andromeda, it is somewhat noticeable when looking directly at it but much more noticeable in the peripheral. Thanks again for your time and content!!

[@Ricca_Day]

I'm so excited to learn about the Beehive and it's history, both in astronomy and mythology! Makes me wonder if that's not partly why European royal insignias are a Celestial reference given the "Floor of Heaven" portal traditions, too.
Excellent video.. as always. I always thought of it as a Sister to the Pleiades, since they are similar in their 'smudginess' and seasonality.

[@user-eq9kz8no3i]

Love your videos.

[@ftumschk]

I've always loved this beautiful little cluster, which is possibly the nearest we've got in the Northern Hemisphere to the "Jewel Box" in the South.

[@learnthesky]

This cluster is what helped me to find Cancer since it is so faint. This is a beautiful little cluster. I also love the Jewel Box cluster as well!

[@HiR0SHi.the.D0G]

Hiroshi and I can already see the Beehive, if we go for a walk late in the night. It' s the only thing we ever see of our zodiac singn; we both are cancer.

[@billwright9518]

Thank you for your really great informative videos, have always loved looking at the night sky, I am now starting to navigate my way around, again thank you so much, from cloudy England.

[@richardwarren1718]

Venus and Mars just passed through the Beehive cluster over the past few weeks. Darn clouds. You win some, you lose some. Isn't that the true nature of life itself? Keep your head to the sky.🔭

[@lindakeyes9353]

Thank you, sometimes, I see clusters and don't know what they are....Happy nights 😊

[@antonellovanni]

Beautiful, seen it tonight with binocular rhanks

[@user-FokitisManos]

A great video full on necessary, useful and history details, elegantly presented

[@cardwellin]

Enjoying your videos a lot .. learning fast

[@juankstar]

Very interesting this video. I also plan to make a video of this star cluster. I already have the script and the photos but I couldn't finish the video. regards Janine.

[@starpawsy]

There are no less than FIVE NGC galaxies "in" M44.

[@kevanhubbard9673]

Easy naked eye object and I don't think that you can split it with the unaided eye but even 2x binoculars will split it into all it's stars.M67 is easy but nowhere near as bright as M44 plus M67 is much smaller.

[@aav_n]

✨💖🌌✨

[@DarkAK2]

I really wish they would change the name of this constellation it deserves to be talked about but I feel a lot of people ignore it for its name

[@IssabelaRosselini]

Gate of men sounds worthy to me

[@kelmendram5333]

🪞👀🦀