Posted on Apr 30, 2022
APOD: 2022 April 30 - M44: The Beehive Cluster
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We are now caught up with today's APOD: "M44: The Beehive Cluster." Located only 600 light years away in the constellation Cancer, Charles Messier added the Beehive Cluster to his catalogue in 1769. Galileo first studied M44 in 1609, and was able to resolve some 40 stars (the cluster contains approximately 1,000 stars). The Latin name for the Beehive Cluster is 'Praesepe' (manger). Why? Ancient Greeks and Romans saw this object as a manger from which fed the donkeys ridden by Dionysos and Silenus as they set off to battle the Titans.
APOD: 2022 April 30 - M44: The Beehive Cluster
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good afternoon my friend, and good to see you on the RP net April 30, 2022 . I have said it many times before, yet I will say it again, "nobody does it better from above". Thank you for sharing Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD):"M44: The Beehive Cluster."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler
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Super cool share Maj William W. 'Bill' Price ,looks like God had fun with a light bright set sir.
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