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Credit & Copyright: Mount Wilson Observatory
Explanation:
The Pleiades star cluster, M45, is one of the brightest star clusters visible
in the northern hemisphere. It consists of many bright, hot stars
that were all formed at the same time within a large cloud of interstellar
dust and gas. The blue haze that accompanies them is due to
very fine dust which still remains and preferentially
reflects the blue light from the stars.
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Publications with keywords: star cluster - pleiades - M 45
Publications with words: star cluster - pleiades - M 45
See also:
- APOD: 2024 December 9 Á Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
- APOD: 2024 September 29 Á Seven Dusty Sisters
- Young Star Cluster NGC 1333
- APOD: 2024 September 3 Á Quarter Moon and Sister Stars
- APOD: 2024 January 29 Á The Pleiades: Seven Dusty Sisters
- APOD: 2024 January 15 Á Star Cluster IC 348 from Webb
- APOD: 2023 December 10 Á Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain