Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  48 Tau  ·  54 Tau)  ·  54 gam Tau  ·  55 Tau  ·  57 h Tau  ·  58 Tau  ·  60 Tau  ·  61 Tau)  ·  61 del Tau  ·  63 Tau  ·  64 Tau  ·  68 Tau  ·  70 Tau  ·  71 Tau  ·  73 pi. Tau  ·  74 Tau)  ·  74 eps Tau  ·  75 Tau  ·  76 Tau  ·  77 Tau)  ·  77 the01 Tau  ·  78 Tau)  ·  78 the02 Tau  ·  80 Tau  ·  81 Tau  ·  84 Tau  ·  85 Tau  ·  86 Tau  ·  86 rho Tau  ·  87 Tau)  ·  And 110 more.
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Hyades Cluster (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25), mhtandy
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Hyades Cluster (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25)

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Hyades Cluster (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25), mhtandy
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Hyades Cluster (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25)

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I was glad to pick up a little of the faint dust in this region in just 2 hours of integration. 

I was surprised to learn that the red giant star Aldeberan is not associated with the Hyades open cluster, and is much closer to Earth (distance: 65 light-years) than the Hyades (distance: 153 light-years).

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Hyades Cluster (Caldwell 41, Melotte 25), mhtandy