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moonshinegnomie

(2,878 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2024, 04:14 PM Yesterday

M45 the pleiades star cluster from my backyard

10.5 hours of exposure tim eover 2 nights from my backyard
the cluster itself is about 450 light years from earth. Its used as the logo of teh subaru car company and is known as the subaru cluster in japan.
the nebula is lit by light reflecting off dust clouds in teh area its in

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M45 the pleiades star cluster from my backyard (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Yesterday OP

Oh, my. PoindexterOglethorpe 23 hrs ago #1

Magic Easterncedar 23 hrs ago #2

Spectacular! 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #3

Alas the short life of Blue stars. GreenWave 22 hrs ago #4

some rare blue stars can live a long time moonshinegnomie 20 hrs ago #5

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,465 posts)

1. Oh, my.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 04:22 PM

23 hrs ago

That is wonderful.

Thank you for taking the time to make the picture and then to post it.

Easterncedar

(3,160 posts)

2. Magic

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 04:50 PM

23 hrs ago

I always look for the Pleiades when I’m stargazing. This view is mesmerizing. Thanks!

2naSalit

(91,742 posts)

3. Spectacular!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 05:33 PM

22 hrs ago

GreenWave

(8,804 posts)

4. Alas the short life of Blue stars.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 05:44 PM

22 hrs ago

moonshinegnomie

(2,878 posts)

5. some rare blue stars can live a long time

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 07:19 PM

20 hrs ago

they are thought to be old red stars that have acquired more mass to heat up. they call them blue stragglers and have found them in some very old star clusters

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