02/20/2010 - The Pleiades

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By Jim W. Coleman on February 20, 2010 6:40 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
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In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45), is an open star cluster containing relatively young hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

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