M41 & SH2-308: Little Beehive & Dolphin Head ©

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M41 & SH2-308: Little Beehive & Dolphin Head ©
Wednesday April 16th 2025 9:00pm to Thursday April 17th 2025 2:07am
M41
Constellation Canis Major.
Distance: 2.300 ly
Nov 21 2023 -Montcada i Reixac
The Little Beehive Cluster, M41 // Spencer Collins
Located just south of the bright star Sirius (α Canis Majoris), the Little Beehive Cluster was perhaps known to Aristotle, but most accounts credit its discovery to Hodierna before 1654. It contains around 100 stars at an age of about 190 million years old.
The Little Beehive Cluster, M41 // njr95
M41 // Isabel Streit
M41 // simon harding
The Little Beehive Cluster, M41 // Steve Brown