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Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. Creator: NASA.

Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45), are an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

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Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. Creator: NASA.

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Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45), are an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

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5652 x 4332 px | 70.1 MB

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47.9 x 36.7 cm | 18.8 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AEROSPACE • ASTRONAUTICS • ASTRONOMY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONSTELLATION • GALAXY • MESSIER 45 • NASA • NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION • OUTERSPACE • PHOTOGRAPH • PLEIADES • SCIENCE • SEVEN SISTERS • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE EXPLORATION • SPACE TRAVEL • SPACE • SPATIAL • STARS • TAURUS • UNIVERSE