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November 12–19, 2015: The Pleiades star cluster (M45) in Taurus is an excellent target for naked-eye and binocular observers, open cluster M34 in Perseus offers small-telescope owners nice views ...
The Pleiades star cluster (M45) is a group of 800 stars formed about 100 million years ago. The cluster is located 410 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Astrophotographer ...
Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.
The waning crescent Moon would be passing in front of the Pleiades open star cluster on July 20, 2025, for sky watchers to ...
The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.
The famous Seven Sisters are high up in the eastern sky now. Also known as M45 and the Pleiades, this is a beautiful star cluster. It is 440 light years away from us, but it is big enough and ...
This image of a stunning star cluster seems to resemble old friends sitting in a circle. The celestial object, officially known as M45, is an open star cluster often called the Pleiades. The ...
The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...
The Pleiades star cluster is unique because when viewed through the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA scientists can see an interstellar cloud being destroyed by one of the brightest stars within M45!
The International Space Station streaks through the night sky over Pisa, Italy, as the bright blue Pleiades star cluster glitters in the background in this amazing photo recently submitted to ...
The Pleiades star cluster (M45) is a group of 800 stars formed about 100 million years ago. The cluster is located 410 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus.