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Messier 45, Hunter Outten
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Messier 45

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Messier 45

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One of the most recognizable star clusters in the night sky, Pleiades of the seven sisters. In fact Subaru took the idea and made it into their logo!
The Pleiades are 100 million years old, and are located 391 light-years away according to measurements made by the Hipparcos satellite. The blue nebulosity that surrounds the cluster is a reflection nebula. Parts of this nebulosity have individual catalog designations. NGC 1432 is the Maia nebula around Maia. NGC 1435 is the reflection nebula around Merope.

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Messier 45, Hunter Outten