Pleiades Star Cluster by Dan Meek
Pleiades Star Cluster (Dan Meek)

Pleiades Star Cluster by Dan Meek

Photo of the Week for February 14, 2014 The Pleiades, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, […]

Photo of the Week for February 14, 2014

The Pleiades, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, is a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. At a distance of 400 light-years from Earth, the cluster is one of the night sky’s most beautiful sights in binoculars or a small telescope. The surrounding nebulosity seen in this photo is only hinted at visually through a telescope. Dan Meek acquired this 4-hour RGB image from near Calgary, Alberta, using a Tele Vue-NP127is apochromatic refractor and a QSI 583wsg CCD camera.

Pleiades Star Cluster by Dan Meek
Pleiades Star Cluster (Dan Meek)