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Seven Sisters (Pleiades, M45)

The Pleiades, also know as The Seven Sisters, is a relatively young open cluster of stars located in the constellation Taurus. Its hot bright B-type stars provide the UV light which reflects off interstellar medium - resulting in a ghostly appearance.

This prominent winter cluster is easily seen by the unaided eye, and is currently visible to the east in the early evening (N latitudes). It's also visible on any Subaru.

 

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50% scale - crop

 

20170214 - Newtown, PA

 

Nikon D5500

Nikon 300mm f/4.5 MF AI @f/8

20sx37, 1600iso

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Regim Sig18 stack

Affinity Photo

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Uploaded on October 31, 2017