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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.   
      
                                 2024 September 29   
       A famous Pleiades star cluster is shown but showing numerous parallel   
         and curved filaments in different colors. The image is in several   
      colors of infrared light. A rollover image shows the cluster in visible   
      light with its familiar blue light. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                                Seven Dusty Sisters   
        Image Credit: WISE, IRSA, NASA; Processing & Copyright : Francesco   
                                     Antonucci   
      
      Explanation: Is this really the famous Pleiades star cluster? Known for   
      its iconic blue stars, the Pleiades is shown here in infrared light   
      where the surrounding dust outshines the stars. Here, three infrared   
      colors have been mapped into visual colors (R=24, G=12, B=4.6 microns).   
      The base images were taken by NASA's orbiting Wide Field Infrared   
      Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft. Cataloged as M45 and nicknamed the   
      Seven Sisters, the Pleiades star cluster is by chance situated in a   
      passing dust cloud. The light and winds from the massive Pleiades stars   
      preferentially repel smaller dust particles, causing the dust to become   
      stratified into filaments, as seen. The featured image spans about 20   
      light years at the distance of the Pleiades, which lies about 450 light   
      years distant toward the constellation of the Bull (Taurus).   
      
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