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
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M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades), Emmanuel
M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades)
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M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades)

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M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades), Emmanuel
M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades)
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M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades)

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Description

In the clear and unpolluted night skies of antiquity the Pleiades star cluster was an object of wonder and interest.

In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were seven sisters: Maia, Electra, Alcyone, Taygete, Asterope, Celaeno and Merope. Their parents were Atlas, a Titan who held up the sky, and the oceanid Pleione, the protectress of sailing.

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Takahashi FSQ-106ED with Camera Atik 460ex.

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M45 Open star cluster (Pleiades), Emmanuel