Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  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
M45 Pleiades, rckjiang
M45 Pleiades
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M45 Pleiades

M45 Pleiades, rckjiang
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M45 Pleiades

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First time I have seen M45 in real life, luckily from a Bottle 2 area. It's amazing to look at the stars in the condition our ancestors had seen it, and understand how the mythical stories regarding these constellations had come about.

But of course, some high cloud had to come and join the "party"....

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M45 Pleiades, rckjiang