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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.

                                2025 March 5
   The featured image shows a wide field with the red California Nebula on
    the left, the blue Pleiades Star Cluster on the right, and much brown
      interstellar dust in between. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                       Seven Sisters versus California
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Todd Anderson

   Explanation: On the 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 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).

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