PIX4568744: Hyades and Pleiades open clusters - Hyades and Pleiades open clusters - The Hyades cluster, on the left, with the brilliant star Aldebaran. On the right, the Pleiades cluster. These two clusters belong to the constellation of the Taurus of which Aldebaran is the brightest star; it is a red giante. The Pleiades is a relatively nearby open cluster, which according to new data from the Hipparcos satellite is located at a distance of 370 light years. The Hyades (at left) is another open cluster located even closer at a distance of 153 light years / Bridgeman Images
PIX4568790: Pleiades open cluster - The Pleiades star cluster - The Pleiades star cluster (M45) contains about 500 stars formed 100 million years ago. It is located 440 light years from Earth, in the constellation Taurus. M45 is an open cluster dominated by hot blue stars formed within the last 100 million years. It is located in the constellation of Taurus at about 440 light - years from Earth / Bridgeman Images
PIX4567809: Open cluster M34 in Persee - Open cluster M34 in Perseus - The cluster M34 (NGC 1039) contains a hundred stars; it is located about 1400 years - light from Earth. The open cluster M34 (NGC 1039) is at approximately 1,400 light - years away from Earth in the Perseus constellation. It contains about 100 stars / Bridgeman Images
PIX4567936: Open cluster M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemeaux - Open clusters M35 and NGC 2158 in Gemini - Open cluster M35 (NGC 2168) is visible to the naked eye under good conditions. NGC 2158, lower right, is weaker and is only observed at the telescope. M35 is about 2800 years of light from Earth and is about 110 million years old. M35 (NGC 2168), at left, is a spectacular large open cluster containing about 200 stars located in Gemini. Shining at magnitude 5, it is visible to the unaided eye off the foot of Gemini. It is accompanied by a jewel - like smaller companion, open cluster NGC 2158, seen at the lower right of the photo / Bridgeman Images
PIX4568962: Hyad cluster - Mel 25 - The Hyades cluster in Taurus - Mel 25, the Hyades, is an open cluster visible to the naked eye in the constellation Taurus. The red giant star Aldebaran is the brightest star in the image. On the left, the small open cluster NGC 1647. The Hyades is a beautiful open cluster in Taurus that is easily visible to the unaided - eye. Brilliant Aldebaran, a 0.9 magnitude red giant star, dominates the cluster which is located about 153 light years away. Smaller open cluster NGC 1647 is on the left in the image, some 45 acr minutes in diameter at magnitude 6.4. This skyview is corresponding to binoculars and small telescopes / Bridgeman Images
PIX4569208: Sundial - Lanslevillard - Sundial in France - Lanslevillard - Sundial 1745 of the church of Lanslevillard (Savoy). The motto says in Latin: “De mane usque ad vesperam finies me” (From morning to evening, here's my limits). Restores in 2016. Old sundial (1745) on the church of Lanslevillard, Savoie, France. Restored in 2016 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4568961: M24 in Sagittarius - M24 star cluster in Sagittarius - Central part of the star cloud M24. On the left, the cluster of stars NGC 6603; on the upper right, two dark nebulae, Barnard 92 and 93. Center of the star cluster M24. At left, the star cluster NGC 6603. Two dark nebulas, Barnard 92 and Barnard 93 are also visible at the top of the image / Bridgeman Images
PIX4568046: Star cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - Open cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 - M46 (NGC 2437) is an age cluster located at 5400 years - light. It contains about 500 stars, 150 of which are brilliant. It is about 300 million years old. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 (right) does not seem to belong to this cluster, and must be closer although its distance is unknown. M46 (NGC2437) is a rich open star cluster in the constellation Puppis. Within a diameter of 28 arc minutes, or about 30 light - years at its distance of 5400 light - years, M46 contains over 150 bright stars and a total population perhaps over 500. M46 is probably around 300 million years old. It is also noteworthy for the presence of the planetary nebula NGC 2438 on its northern edge (right of center). NGC 2438 is almost certainly not physically associated with M46 due to is probable evolutionary history, its significantly diffferent velocity, and a distance estimate only a little more than half the distance to M46 / Bridgeman Images