Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  22 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD23156  ·  HD23157  ·  HD23194  ·  HD23246  ·  HD23325  ·  HD23326  ·  HD23361  ·  HD23375  ·  HD23387  ·  HD23409  ·  HD23479  ·  And 47 more.
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Pleiades * M45 * seven sisters * Subaru, Johannes Teupen
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The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters or Subaru, are a relatively young open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. The Pleiades have had a special meaning in many cultures, and they are even mentioned in the Bible. No wonder that the Japanese car manufacturer Subaru has chosen the 7 stars of the Pleiades as its logo.
The distance from the earth is rather small for astronomical conditions with approx. 440 light years. For this reason, the Pleiades can be seen dimly with the naked eye on very dark nights. The beautiful blue color is created by the reflection of the light from very hot stars on the surrounding dust cloud.
The conditions for this picture were not particularly favorable, as the seeing had a very bad value, but the sky was rather dark because the moon had already set.
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Pleiades * M45 * seven sisters * Subaru, Johannes Teupen