One of the most beautiful objects in the entire sky, the Plejades are an open cluster, visible with the unaided eye. Photographs bring out the cirrus streaks of blue-white reflection nebulae around most of the stars of the cluster. The ancient Mesopotamians knew that the Plejades were something special- they named it simply 'The Constellation' and it is the first star group in the official ancient Babylonian constellations (2000 B.C.)
EPSILON 160 f/3.3 , Starlight SXV-M25, 40min RGB
Open Starcluster
Size: 120' x 40'
Constellation: Taurus
Distance: 400 Lj
RA: 03h 47'
Dec: +24° 07'
Size: 120' x 40'
Constellation: Taurus
Distance: 400 Lj
RA: 03h 47'
Dec: +24° 07'
30.01.2006 - Ebenwaldhöhe
