By Dr Ski | 2019-06-07
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On 06/07/2019 06:40 pm by Dr Ski | Valencia, Philippines
For the 2nd month in a row, the Moon passed thru the Beehive Cluster in Cancer. Only the brightest members of the cluster can be seen due to the Lunar glare.
The ancient Greeks saw this cluster as a manger (Praesepe in Latin) with 2 little donkeys feeding in it. Delta Cancri is the southern little donkey (Asellus Australis) and Gamma Cancri is the northern little donkey (Asellus Borealis).
The Moon is between the two donkeys.
The Ancient Greeks I'm sure were great fun at a party.
Canon G9X, 11X70 Binoculars
Eyepiece projection
1s, ISO200