Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 3, 1996

The Pleiades Star Cluster

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 3, 1996 is “The Pleiades Star Cluster,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit: Photograph made from plates taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope. Color photography by David Malin. Copyright: Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Anglo-Australian Observatory). The original explanation runs about 99 words.

From the explanation

“It is the most famous star cluster on the sky. The Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city .”

— APOD editors, September 3, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 3, 1996
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Photograph made from plates taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope. Color photography by David Malin. Copyright: Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Anglo-Australian Observatory
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 99 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 3, 1996 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1996-september-03-the-pleiades-star-cluster

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