Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Pleiades in Red and Blue

NASA ^ | 8 Jul, 2025 | Image Credit & Copyright: Ogetay Kayali (Michigan Tech U.) Text: Ogetay Kayali (Michigan Tech U.)

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Explanation: If you have looked at the sky and seen a group of stars about the size of the full Moon, that's the Pleiades (M45). Perhaps the most famous star cluster in the sky, its brightest stars can be seen even from the light-polluted cities. But your unaided eye can also see its nebulosity -- the gas and dust surrounding it -- under dark skies. However, telescopes can catch even more. The bright blue stars of the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, light up their surrounding dust, causing it to appear a diffuse blue that can only be seen under long exposures. But that's not all. The cosmic dust appears to stretch upward like ethereal arms. And the entire structure is surrounded by a reddish glow from the most abundant element in the universe: hydrogen. The featured image is composed of nearly 25 hours of exposure and was captured last year from Starfront Observatory, in Texas, USA

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[Cold Heart]

Thanks

[SkyDancer]

Here :D

[No name given]

Wow.

[BenLurkin]

An angelic shamrock.

[Big Red Badger]

Isn’t this Cluster mentioned
In The Book of Job?
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Why Yes Young Man,
In the 38th chapter of Job.

[Rio]

[GingisK]

Isn’t this Cluster mentioned In The Book of Job?

Yes. It is also mentioned numerous times in Billy Meier's books.

[Big Red Badger]

Of Course !
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Who’s Billy Meier ?
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Asking for a FRiend.

[telescope115]

Beautiful.

[GingisK]

He was a prominent figure in the late 1980s in UFO lore. He claimed to be in contact with a woman from the Pleiades, known as Semjase. He took many very clear photographs of UFOs, some of which were considered authentic by the Kodak Image Laboratory. Later his wife discredited him; however, several UFO researchers including Wendell Stevens maintained the authenticity of his photos. These photos were on slide film, predated Photoshop, and would have been very difficult for a one-armed man to hoax. THIS is his web site.

Here is one of his photos. You will recognize it:

Gobs more photos HERE

[Big Red Badger]

Petty Spacey photo!

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