Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  IC 360  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 37Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau  ·  The star τ2Ari  ·  The star φTau  ·  The star ω2Tau
Pleiades Bubble, Sergio Díaz
Pleiades Bubble
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Pleiades Bubble

Pleiades Bubble, Sergio Díaz
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Pleiades Bubble

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Pleiades cluster (M45) and reflection nebulas (IC 353, NGC 1435), surrounded by the "Herchel's Ghosts", now known as Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN), forming a giant bubble at the border between Taurus and Aries.

This image has been featured as Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day (AAPOD) on Sep 19th, 2020.

This image has been published in the spanish magazine "Astronomía", issue #256 (October 2020), p. 87.

This image has been selected by the composer and pianist Eduardo Gutiérrez as front cover for his theme "Star Stuff".

135mm, f/2.8, ISO2000

108x 120s

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Pleiades Bubble, Sergio Díaz