Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  22 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  IC 349  ·  M 45  ·  Maia  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  Pleiades  ·  Pleione  ·  Sterope II  ·  And 10 more.
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Matariki / Pleiades / M45, KiwiAstro
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Matariki / Pleiades / M45

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Matariki / Pleiades / M45

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Matariki / 7 sisters / Pleiades / M45  is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus.   It is visible to the naked eye and a beautiful structure with so many bright colours.

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Matariki / Pleiades / M45, KiwiAstro

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