NGC 2632 - Beehive Cluster or Praesepe

Dec 2025
NGC 2632
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

Beehive Cluster or Praesepe

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 411
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 2 hr 17 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
10 December 2025 Waning Gibbous (68.59%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril

NGC 2632 - Beehive Cluster

Jun 2026
NGC 2632
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

  • Beehive Cluster

    • Lights

    Filter NO FILTER NO FILTER
    Lights 203 4
    Single Exposure 60 sec 30 sec
    Total Exposure 3 hr 23 min 2 min 0.000000 sec
    Gain 80 80
    Offset 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
    Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    29 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (83.08%)
    30 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (90.31%)
    07 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (78.35%)
    08 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (70.13%)
    10 May 2026 Last Quarter (48.54%)

    Software

    Acquisition

    Seestar
    Processing

    Cosmic Clarity

    Graxpert

    Seti Astro Suite Pro

    Siril

    Syqon Suite

    VeraLux Suite

    NGC 2632 - Beehive Cluster

    Apr 2026
    NGC 2632
    author image @jeremy Redford, MI

    2

    Beehive Cluster - https://www.messierplanner.co.uk/object/m44-beehive-cluster

    Lights

    Filter NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER
    Lights 141 211 61 203
    Single Exposure 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec
    Total Exposure 23 min 30.000000 sec 1 hr 10 min 30 min 30.000000 sec 3 hr 23 min
    Gain 80 80 80 80
    Offset 200 200 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
    Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    18 March 2025 Waning Gibbous (87.76%)
    08 April 2025 Waxing Gibbous (78.74%)
    26 May 2025 Waning Crescent (1.92%)
    24 November 2025 Waxing Crescent (12.49%)
    05 December 2025 Waxing Gibbous (99.8%)
    29 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (83.08%)
    07 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (78.35%)
    08 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (70.13%)

    Software

    Acquisition

    Seestar
    Processing

    Cosmic Clarity

    Graxpert

    Seti Astro Suite Pro

    Siril

    Syqon Suite

    VeraLux Suite