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Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. Artist: Unknown

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. 3 1/2 hour exposure using a 5 inch aperture portrait lens. The Pleiades, 380 light years distant from Earth, is an open cluster of young stars. The seven brightest stars are easily visible with the naked eye, but the cluster actually consists of hundreds of stars.

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Title:

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

Constellation of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters), c1890. 3 1/2 hour exposure using a 5 inch aperture portrait lens. The Pleiades, 380 light years distant from Earth, is an open cluster of young stars. The seven brightest stars are easily visible with the naked eye, but the cluster actually consists of hundreds of stars.

Technique/material:

Photograph

Credit:

Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Image size:

3483 x 3024 px | 30.1 MB

Print size:

29.5 x 25.6 cm | 11.6 x 10.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • ASTRONOMY • B & W • B / W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CENTURY • CONSTELLATION • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OUTERSPACE • PHOTOGRAPH • PLEIADES • SCIENCE • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE • SPATIAL • STAR CLUSTER • STAR