Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  19 Tau)  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 Tau)  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  Alcyone  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD23246  ·  HD23247  ·  HD23325  ·  HD23326  ·  HD23361  ·  HD23375  ·  HD23387  ·  HD23409  ·  HD23479  ·  HD23489  ·  HD23511  ·  HD23512  ·  HD23568  ·  And 43 more.
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The Pleiades

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The Pleiades open star cluster, M45, is rather close, at about 400 light-years, and is bright in Winter skies. There are actually over 1000 stars in the group, but the dominant members are the hot B-type stars which dominate the image. The cluster is well-known for the reflection nebula in which it is embedded, which is in fact a dust cloud in the inter-stellar medium through which the cluster is currently moving.

Exposures: L - 5x5', R - 9x5', G - 10x5', B - 9x5'

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The Pleiades, Richard Francis