Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 Tau)  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  22 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 Tau)  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD23155  ·  HD23156  ·  HD23157  ·  HD23194  ·  HD23246  ·  HD23289  ·  HD23325  ·  HD23326  ·  HD23351  ·  And 60 more.
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M45 - Pleiades

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M45 or the Pleiades, also known as The Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster is in the north-western portion of the constellation Taurus. It is about 444 light years away so it is one of the nearest star clusters to Earth, and can be seen with the naked eye.

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  • M45 - Pleiades, Liquidtravel
    Original
  • M45 - Pleiades, Liquidtravel
    C
  • M45 - Pleiades, Liquidtravel
    D
  • Final
    M45 - Pleiades, Liquidtravel
    E

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M45 - Pleiades, Liquidtravel