M45, Pleiades

Noirlab_noao0315a_1024

noirlab_noao0315a November 12th, 2003

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M45, or NGC1432, a portion of the Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, at a distance of some 410 light-years. The glow around the stars is interstellar dust which shines by reflected starlight. The entire group is contained within a span of 20 light-years, and is believed to be 20 million years old. KPNO 0.9-meter telescope, 1975.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0315a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M45
Noirlab_noao0315a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 45m 30.3s
DEC = 24° 19’ 14.4”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
56.8 x 45.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Taurus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
WIYN-0.9m (None) (None) -
Noirlab_noao0315a_1280
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ID
noao0315a
Subject Category
Subject Name
M45
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2003-11-12T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0315a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
None
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
56.37624535, 24.32065456
Reference Dimension
2428.0, 1940.0
Reference Pixel
1353.072693, 1285.846794
Scale
-0.000395, 0.00039
Rotation
-0.1450808673
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao0315a
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao0315a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:37.038143
Metadata Version
1.1
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