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M45-The Pleiades, Andreas Eleftheriou
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M45-The Pleiades

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M45-The Pleiades

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M45 - The Pleiades.

According to the Greek myth, Merope is shy and she is hiding her face in shame, because she is the only one of the 7 Pleiad sisters to marry a mortal, Sisyphus. Zeus turned the 7 sisters into stars to save them from Orion the Hunter, who pursued the Pleiades after he fell in love with them.

In Astronomy, the star Merope is often called "the lost Pleiad", because she is hidden behind the blue reflection nebula and the darker dust nebula.

In the photo Merope shows her shy face behind the blue and dusty veil, uncovering her companion, the small cometary nebula on the right of the star.

Data acquire between 27Sept and 10Oct 2020.

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M45-The Pleiades, Andreas Eleftheriou

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