June 20, 1995
On the day you were born, the universe was already ancient beyond measure — and yet, in all those billions of years, it had never once...
Pleiades Star Cluster
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Today's Picture: June 20, 1995 The Pleiades Star Cluster Picture Credit: Mount Wilson Observatory Explanation: The Pleiades star cluster, M45, is one of the brightest star clusters visible in the northern hemisphere. It consists of many bright, hot stars that were all formed at the same time within a large cloud of interstellar dust and gas. The blue haze that accompanies them is due to very fine dust which still remains and preferentially reflects the blue light from the stars. We keep an archive of previous Astronomy Pictures of the Day. Astronomy Picture of the Day is brought to you by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell . Original material on this page is copyrighted to Robert J. Nemiroff and Jerry T. Bonnell.