California nebula and the Pleiades
On the left, the red patch is an emission nebula called NGC 1499 or California nebula. On the left is the Pleiades, also known as "the Seven Sisters". The Pleiades, located in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull), are an open star cluster containing middle aged, hot blue stars. This image was taken from ESO's La Silla Observatory.
Credit:Zdeněk Bardon/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | pleiades-ch17-bardon-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 13 September 2017, 11:36 |
| Size: | 2704 x 1737 px |
About the Object
| Name: | California Nebula, NGC 1499, Pleiades |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 52 58.37 |
| Position (Dec): | 30° 24' 54.38" |
| Field of view: | 1320.26 x 848.11 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 75.3° left of vertical |
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