[M45 short exposure]

Short exposure of the Pleiades, just showing the stars.

[M45 in color]

The Pleiades in color. A very nice photo showing the reflection nebulae. Captured from Usenet. Also in Patrick Murphy's collection.

[M45, KPNO 0.9-m]

Image of the Pleiades, M45, taken with the 0.9-m Telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory, in 1975. At the Pleiades' distance of about 400 lightyears, the image field of view corresponds to a linear diameter of 20 lightyears.
Credit: AURA/NOAO/NSF

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    [M45, KPNO 4-m]

    Image of the Pleiades, M45, taken with the 4-meter Mayall Telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory.
    Credit: AURA/NOAO/NSF

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    [M45 wider field, UKS 18a]

    Wider field image of the Pleiades star cluster, M45. It was created by David Malin from photographic plates obtained by Malcolm Hartley with the 1.2-meter UK Schmidt Telescope. It is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only. For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on CD-ROM, please contact the Photo Permissions Department (photo at aaoepp.aao.gov.au) of the Anglo Australian Observatory. More technical information can be found with the enhanced Pleiades image cropped from this wider-field photograph.

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  • Rosat X-ray image of the Pleiades
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