M44 (NGC2632) is an open cluster well known as "Praesepe" or "Beehive". It's constituted of more than 200 stars, and covers an area of 1,5 degrees in diameter.

Exposure : one 30 min. negative scanned with Polaroid Sprintscan 35+ and enhanced with Photoshop 4.0


Telescope : Takahashi FS-102 at F/6 with focal reducer on a Losmandy G11


Guiding : ST4 on a Vixen 80/910mm.


Film : unhypered Kodak Multispeed PJM-2


Location : Champorcher (Val d'Aosta) - 1800mt. height


Date : February 28, 1998