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Pleiades open cluster

author: Jim Misti/Novapix

reference: a-aou90-00018

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 11 cm

M45 is an open cluster dominated by hot blue stars formed within the last 100 million years. It is located in the the constellation of Taurus at about 440 light-years from Earth.

Keywords for this photo:

2004 - ASTRONOMY - M45 - OPEN CLUSTER - PLEIADES - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - TAURUS - TWINKLING -