Praesepe Collection

The Beehive Cluster is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to the Solar System, and it contains a larger star population than most other nearby clusters

Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 17th century (engraving)
531623 Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Originally published in his Sidereus Nuncius 1610)

The view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting
This is an artists impression of the view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting the red dwarf star AU Microscopii

An artists depiction of the constellation Cancer. The constellation features the nearby star cluster known as the Beehive Cluster. Cancer is one of the twelve astrological signs of the Zodiac

The constellation of Cancer with nearby deep sky objects
The constellation of Cancer with the star cluster Messier 44 at center. Pollux is at upper right, Procyon at lower right, and Regulus at lower left

Saturn in the Beehive Star Cluster, also known as Messier 44 or NGC 2632

Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster

Galileos observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster. Originally published in his Sidereus Nuncius 1610. Woodcut

Historical artwork of the constellation of Cancer
Cancer. Coloured historical artwork of the constellation of Cancer. The constellation is shown as a lobster or crayfish. Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac

Moon, Jupiter and Praesepe cluster (M44), optical image. High clouds in the upper part of the image are illuminated by the waning crescent Moon

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