Observing the Pleiades

Anyone who has gazed at the sky has asked himself/herself what that little tight knot of stars was in during the winter. This articles will be focusing on two things:

What are the Pleiades? What are there story?
How to get a better look at them.

What are the Pleiades? What are there story?
The Pleiades are an open […]

Posted by Astronomy on March 24th, 2008

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Nebula of the Week: Merope Nebula

The Merope Nebula, sometimes called Tempel’s Nebula or NGC 1435 by astronomers, is a reflection nebula located in the famous Pleiades Cluster. Discovered on October 19, 1859 by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel, some say that it might be a Supernova Remnant. The hot and young pleiade star Merope (a few million years) ionizes the dust and […]

Posted by Astronomy on March 23rd, 2008

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