Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  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
Pleiades Star Cluster, 404timc
Pleiades Star Cluster
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Pleiades Star Cluster

Pleiades Star Cluster, 404timc
Pleiades Star Cluster
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Pleiades Star Cluster

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Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)

The Pleiades is the most famous of all open star clusters, containing around 500 members. This young cluster is easily visible to the unaided eye and resembles a smaller version of the Big Dipper. A faint veil of nebulosity surrounds the brightest Pleiades members. This nebulosity is not a remnant of the gas cloud where the Pleiades was born, but a chance cloud of dust that the cluster is passing through. In some ancient cultures, ceremonies to honor the dead were held on the day when the Pleiades reached its highest point in the sky at midnight. Ancient Aztecs believed the Pleiades would be overhead at midnight the day the world ended.

Picture Info:

Location – Deerlick Astronomy Village - Sharon, Georgia

Date – October 19, 2009

Lens – Stellarvue SV105 Refractor f/7

Mount – Takahashi EM200 Temma2

Guidescope – Stellarvue SV70

Camera – Modified Canon xsi

Total Exposure – 2 hours and 8 minutes

Sub Length – 8 Minutes

ISO - 800

Filter - Hutech LPS

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Pleiades Star Cluster, 404timc

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