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Messier 44; Praesepe or Beehive Cluster

Date: March 25, 2012
Exposure: 30 minutes (6x5 min), ISO 800, 40 Darks, 20 Bias, and 20 Flats
Telescope: 8" Skywatcher Newton @F/5 with MPCC
Mount: NEQ6-pro,
controled by EQmod/CdC, guided by QHY5/9x50 Finder Guider/PHD Camera: Peltier-cooled Canon 350Da
Location: Wateren (Spring Star Party), The Netherlands