M44 is one of the closest star clusters to earth. It’s called the Beehive because it looks like a swarm of bees. The cluster is located in the weak constellation of Cancer, close to the Gemini twins. This was one of the first objects Galileo looked at with his new telescope. #amazing #amazing_longexpo #astronomia #astronomy #astrophoto #astro_photography_#astrophotography #astropicsdaily #awesome #bestoftheday #deepsky #deepspace #hubble #instadaily #longexposure #nasa #nightscape #nightsky #photooftheday #picoftheday #sky #space #star #stargazing #stars #starviewig #themilkyway #telescope #universe #universetoday by astropicsdaily