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The Beehive cluster (a.k.a Praesepe) is visible
to the naked eye but actually difficult to
photograph so that it looks as good as it does
to the eye with binoculars. This is because it
is large (actually visible to the naked eye)
and consists of relatively few stars.
A long exposure photograph reveals more stars
so that the cluster looks a bit more "filled
in".
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Technical data:
Date:
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12 Jan. 2002
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Scope:
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Borg 100ED F4
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Mount:
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Losmandy G11
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Guider:
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SBIG STV / Borg 76ED @ F6.6
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Camera:
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Planet Town 6x7 vacuum-back astro camera
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Film:
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Kodak E200 (+2 push)
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Exposure:
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30 minutes
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