A widefield view of the Pleiades cluster and reflection nebula (M45) at the North-West end of the constellation Taurus. The surrounding interstellar dust in is illuminated by the blue giant stars of the cluster, giving this nice fuzzy blue cloud look.

While most images of the Pleiades focus on the cluster itself, I wanted to take a wider field image to show the extent of the interstellar dust in this area, including this long arching structure to the left of the cluster in the image.

Full resolution + annotated versions and technical details on Telescopius: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/173773/deep_sky/pleiades/M/45/bright-nebula/by-drgfreeman

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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