Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  54 Tau)  ·  61 Tau)  ·  68 Tau  ·  74 Tau)  ·  77 Tau)  ·  78 Tau)  ·  86 Tau  ·  87 Tau)  ·  92 Tau  ·  Cor Tauri  ·  Hyadum I (γ Tau  ·  Hyadum II (δ1 Tau  ·  Hyadum IV (θ2 Tau  ·  Oculus Boreus (ε Tau  ·  Parilicium (α Tau  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star 71 Tau  ·  The star Ain  ·  The star Aldebaran  ·  The star Chamukuy  ·  The star Hyadum III (θ1 Tau  ·  The star Prima Hyadum  ·  The star Secunda Hyadum  ·  The star δ3 Tau  ·  The star ρ Tau  ·  The star σ2 Tau
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Hyades, Maurice Toet
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This is a 2x3 pane mosaic of the Hyades star cluster. Due to high haze (bad transparency) during the four nights of capturing, the stars got bloated. However, this normally unwanted phenomenon helps to easily recognise the bright stars that form the V-shape head of the celestial bull. It gives the image an 'Akira Fujii' look. The bright yellow star is Aldebaran, which is Arabic for "the follower [of the Pleiades]". Aldebaran is physically unrelated to the Hyades, as it is located much closer to Earth and merely happens to lie along the same line of sight.

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