Pleiades - Messier object 45 by rwwright

Photography • Space • posted on Mar 17, 2008

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Description

Also known as the Seven Sisters. I don't know which are the seven, although it does not really matter because there are more than 100 (not sure what the actual count is from Memory) stars in the cluster. The real trademark for this object is the Blue tint to the dust. Red is Hydrogen Alpha, so I am not sure what the source is...