
Pleiades in the Night Sky

by Melany Sarafis
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Pleiades in the Night Sky
Artist
Melany Sarafis
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Photograph
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Pleiades is an open cluster in Taurus that is surrounded by a reflection nebula. The 9 brightest stars of Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Metrope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
This was shot from the Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, in our campsite facing away from Wichita Falls, Texas.
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December 20th, 2014
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