Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  11 Tau  ·  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 Tau)  ·  19 q Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 Tau)  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  99 Dike  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD22320  ·  HD22578  ·  HD22627  ·  HD22680  ·  HD22886  ·  HD22992  ·  HD23007  ·  HD23061  ·  HD23141  ·  HD23155  ·  HD23156  ·  And 240 more.
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The Seven Sisters ✨
In Greek mythology the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas. They were placed in the Sky by Zeus to protect them against Orion’s amorous advances!There are astronomical legends about this star cluster worldwide and it is one of the most recognizable stellar asterisms in the sky. Pleiades legends are often about young girls, daughters or orphans.
What is not often seen behind the bright bluish glow of these young hot stars, are the layers of cosmic dust that suround them and add to the blue nebulosity.

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The Seven Sisters, Andrea Girones