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Hyades and Pleiades open clusters

author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

reference: a-aou90-00010

Image Size 300 DPI: 15 * 22 cm

The Pleiades is a relatively nearby open cluster, which according to new data from the Hipparcos satellite is located at a distance of 370 light years. The Hyades (at left) is another open cluster located even closer at a distance of 153 light years.

Keywords for this photo:

ALDEBARAN - ASTRONOMY - HYADES - M45 - OPEN CLUSTER - PLEIADES - RED GIANT - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - TAURUS -