# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-10-10T17:47:37.000+00:00
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## Caption

Cause we are sisters, we stand together ⭐
 
Surrounded by sweeping clouds of dust are the Seven Sisters. Also known as the Pleiades, this star cluster is 445 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. There are clearly way more than seven stars in this image – this star cluster actually contains over a thousand stars loosely bound by gravity. However, a handful of these stars are brighter than their siblings, standing out visually.
 
This image was captured by the infrared camera on our now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope. The colors in the picture correspond to infrared wavelengths: light with a wavelength of 4.5 microns is blue; light of 8 microns is green; and light of 24 microns is red.
 
The Sisters are also visible from the ground. For best viewing, find them with a pair of binoculars in November through March. You’ll find them toward the south in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the north in the Southern Hemisphere.
 
Image description: Clouds in shades of green and red streak across the image, surrounding many stars. Some of the stars are brighter than others.
 
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
 
#NASA #Spitzer #Space #Telescope #Pleiades #SevenSisters #Astronomy #Stars

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