Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
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Messier 45 (Pleiades), Jacob Heppell
Messier 45 (Pleiades)
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Messier 45 (Pleiades)

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Messier 45 (Pleiades), Jacob Heppell
Messier 45 (Pleiades)
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Messier 45 (Pleiades)

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The bright and beautiful Messier 45 star cluster/nebula.

My field of view enabled the majority of the beautiful reflection nebula associated with the cluster to be captured along with most of the "sisters". Alcyone (left), Merope (bottom), Electra (right), Caleano (just above Electra), Taygeta (very top) and Maia (left and down from Taygeta)! Sterope is just out of view at the top. Atlas and Pleione (parents of the sisters apparently) wouldn't fit in the frame!

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Messier 45 (Pleiades), Jacob Heppell

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