Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster, with stars Asellus Borealis at top and Asellus Australis at bottom.

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Messier 44, aka the Beehive Cluster or the Praesepe, in Cancer. The cluster is framed to include its flanking stars Asellus Borealis (Gamma Cancri) at top and Asellus Australis (Delta Cancri) at bottom. North is up. Several tiny 15th magnitude galaxies are in the field.

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