The Beehive Cluster is the key to finding Cancer in the night sky, but dark skies are needed to see this gorgeous open star cluster. Learn how to find this object in the night sky.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Beehive Cluster
2:26 Map of Cancer the Crab Constellation
4:23 Messier 67 (Golden Eye Cluster)
5:18 Galileo observed the Beehive Cluster
6:47 Averted Vision technique
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▶ Types of Star Clusters: http://bit.ly/LearntheSkyTypesofStar...
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▶Cancer Constellation Photos: Akira Fujii The Constellations http://www.davidmalin.com/fujii/gener...
▶Cancer Map: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) [1], CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Cancer Illustration: By Alessio Govi Uranographia, Johann Bode, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Cancer Illustration: By Abd alRahman alSufi http://www.flickr.com/photos/47254367..., CC BYSA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Beehive Cluster: By Miguel Garcia Own work, CC BYSA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 67: By Sloan Digital Sky Survey http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/SkySer..., CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Galileo: By Justus Sustermans http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExp..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Crayfish Cancer: By Johannes Hevelius http://www.atlascoelestis.com/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Greek Coins should Dionysus: By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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