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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2022 April 5   
      
                          Seven Sisters versus California   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Neven Krcmarek   
      
      Explanation: On the upper right, dressed in blue, is the Pleiades. Also   
      known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades is one of the   
      brightest and most easily visible open clusters on the sky. The   
      Pleiades contains over 3,000 stars, is about 400 light years away, and   
      only 13 light years across. Surrounding the stars is a spectacular blue   
      reflection nebula made of fine dust. A common legend is that one of the   
      brighter stars faded since the cluster was named. On the lower left,   
      shining in red, is the California Nebula. Named for its shape, the   
      California Nebula is much dimmer and hence harder to see than the   
      Pleiades. Also known as NGC 1499, this mass of red glowing hydrogen gas   
      is about 1,500 light years away. Although about 25 full moons could fit   
      between them, the featured wide angle, deep field image composite has   
      captured them both. A careful inspection of the deep image will also   
      reveal the star forming region IC 348 and the molecular cloud LBN 777   
      (the Baby Eagle Nebula).   
      
                           Tomorrow's picture: far star   
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