Title

Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. Creator: NASA.

Caption

Open star cluster, the Pleiades in Taurus. The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45), are an open star cluster 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.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_282

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 18,8in x 14,4in / 5652 x 4332 (300dpi)

Keywords

stars space science astronomy galaxy color universe constellation space exploration space travel Seven Sisters Colour Taurus Pleiades photograph NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space Messier 45 photograph