JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sighting the Beehive.

  • Published In: Sky & Telescope, 2023, v. 145, n. 3. P. 45 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Schaaf, Fred 3 of 3

Abstract

PHOTO (COLOR): p CRABTASTIC CLUSTER Naked-eye open cluster M44 lies at the heart of the dim constellation Cancer, the Crab. OBSERVING This month let's pay a visit to an open star cluster so fascinating that it has earned several vivid nicknames and has even been used to forecast the weather. The brightest star in M44 is 6.3-magnitude Epsilon ( ) Cancri, the star marking the southwest corner of a lopsided square near the cluster's center. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Sky & Telescope. 2023/03, Vol. 145, Issue 3, p45
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0037-6604
  • Accession Number:160777234
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