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

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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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:

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  1. Photograph

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Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

Science & Nature Astronomy

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5652x4332
File Size : 71,732kb


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  1. 0920000233
  1. 2-701-516
  1. 2701516

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