[AZ-Observing] Re: Why Is M44 The Beehive?
- From: "Tejera, Rick" <rtejera@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:32:20 -0500
Personally, I always see a connect the dots drawing of a tree, But then my
sanity has been questioned before.
Not having my copy at work, has anyone checked Burnhams CH?
Rick Tejera
International Customer Service Rep
rtejera@xxxxxxxxxxx
480-483-5162
> "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." -
Galileo Galilei
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Polakis [mailto:polakis@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:11 PM
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Why Is M44 The Beehive?
I wondered if anybody knows the history behind the naming of M44 as the
Beehive cluster. Is it because the stars resemble so many bees, or is
there a beehive in there? I always notice a "V" shape of bright stars
when looking at it through a telesocpe. Actually, it looks more like a
miniature version of the five main stars of Cepheus. Is this why it's
called the Beehive?
Tom
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