Pleiades

Pleiades (M45)

Open Star Cluster

Taurus

~440 light years

22 December 2025

Brummen, Netherlands

William Optics RedCat 51

ZWO AM5N

Canon EOS 800D

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ASIAIR Mini

30 x 300s

2h 30m

Siril, Photoshop

The Pleiades (M45), also known as the Seven Sisters, is one of the closest and most recognizable open star clusters in the night sky. Located in the constellation Taurus at a distance of approximately 440 light years, it is surrounded by delicate blue reflection nebulosity created by interstellar dust reflecting the light of its hot young stars.