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 The Pleiades, Justin Jurgens
M45 The Pleiades
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M45 The Pleiades

M45 The Pleiades, Justin Jurgens
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M45 The Pleiades

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The Pleiades also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus and nearby Orion. It is among the star clusters nearest to Earth, it is the nearest Messier object to Earth, and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

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M45 The Pleiades, Justin Jurgens