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.

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Zdeněk Bardon/ESO

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Id:pleiades-ch17-bardon-cc
Tipo:Fotográfico
Data de divulgação:13 de Setembro de 2017 às 11:36
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Sobre o objeto

Nome:California Nebula, NGC 1499, Pleiades
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open
Constellation:Taurus
Categoria:Nebulae
Star Clusters

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):3 52 58.37
Position (Dec):30° 24' 54.38"
Field of view:1320.26 x 848.11 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 75.3° à esquerda da vertical