Southern Beehive Cluster NGC 2516
Southern Beehive Cluster NGC 2516
The Southern Beehive (aka The Sprinter, NGC 2516, Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina.
This bright cluster itself is easily visible with the naked eye as a hazy patch, but is resolvable into stars using binoculars. It contains two 5th magnitude red giant stars and three main visual double stars: HJ 4027, HJ 4031 and I 29.
The cluster is surrounded by the 500-parsec diameter halo consisting of stars ejected from cluster.
This bright cluster itself is easily visible with the naked eye as a hazy patch, but is resolvable into stars using binoculars. It contains two 5th magnitude red giant stars and three main visual double stars: HJ 4027, HJ 4031 and I 29.
The cluster is surrounded by the 500-parsec diameter halo consisting of stars ejected from cluster.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Chi-2 ASA 500N
Camera
FLI PL 16803
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation
25th December 2021
Filters
Astrodon LRGB
Processing
PixInsight, Topaz, Photoshop
Credits
Data: Telescope Live, Processing: Jonathan Lodge
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