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Facts and Figures about Messier 45
1) Commonly known as the Seven Sisters
- in fact there are more than 200 stars in this cluster
2) One of the brightest Open Clusters visible in the sky
3) Resembles a 'Clay Pipe' when viewed with no or low magnification
Most people can see the '7 Sisters' but from a 'dark sky site' you may see as many as 40 or even 50 stars - this also depends upon the 'sky transparency'.
If you want to know more about the Pleiades, browse the websites in the External Links Menu above...
Imaging Deep Sky objects
On this page you will see one of my other images of my favourite Deep Sky Objects.
This page will be updated as and when I get more images to share
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