M45 Pleiades
The Pleiades are an open cluster easily visible to the naked eye. The cluster is dominated by several hot, luminous and massive stars. The blue nebulosity surrounding the brightest stars are due to blue light from the stars scattering off of dust grains in the interstellar gas between us and the stars. The cluster is also known as the 'Seven Sisters'. And in Japan it is called Subaru.
| Observatory: | WIYN Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | WIYN 0.9-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Richard Cool (University of Arizona) and WIYN |
| Date of Observation: | 09-19-2003 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), and I (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x2min in B, 6x2min in V, and 8x1min in I |
| Location of Image: | Taurus |
| Field of View: | 69.5 x 50.7 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is right, East is up |
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