Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
M45, The Pleiades, Dick Newell
M45, The Pleiades
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M45, The Pleiades

M45, The Pleiades, Dick Newell
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M45, The Pleiades

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The Pleiades (M45) or the Seven Sisters is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. It is comprised of middle-aged, hot B-type stars and is only 444 light-years from Earth. The nebula around the cluster is a dust cloud that the cluster is passing through.

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M45, The Pleiades, Dick Newell