How to find Bienenstockhaufen (M44)
This guide starts with a large pattern that is easy to recognize without a telescope. Use Gemini as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach Bienenstockhaufen (M44).
Bienenstockhaufen (M44) is 12° above the horizon toward the Northeast.
Use Gemini as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
