Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
M45 Pleiades, Dan Broyles
M45 Pleiades
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M45 Pleiades

M45 Pleiades, Dan Broyles
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M45 Pleiades

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This lovely cluster of stars is called The Pleiades, but is also known as Subaru, or M45, and was chosen as the brand name for the Japanese automobile company. The glowing blue reflection nebula was long thought to be the remnants of the nursery these stars were born in, but due to their age (100 million years old), it is now believed that these stars just happen to be passing by a particularly dusty region of space, creating the nebulosity. Enjoy!

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M45 Pleiades, Dan Broyles