Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  19 Tau)  ·  25 Tau)  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  Sterope I (21 Tau)  ·  The star Alcyone (η Tau  ·  The star Asterope  ·  The star Celaeno (16 Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17 Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)  ·  The star Sterope II (22 Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (q Tau
Pleiades Star Cluster (M45), Antonio Jose Paris
Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)
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Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)

Pleiades Star Cluster (M45), Antonio Jose Paris
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Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)

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The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth. It is the nearest Messier object to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky.

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Pleiades Star Cluster (M45), Antonio Jose Paris