Pleiades

Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus.

At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth.

Info

• Constellation: Taurus

• Best seeing : Winter months

• Distance : 444 light years

• My Location : Dorset   England