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| 25 February 2014 The Pleiades star is slowly destroying gas and dust in a partial passing cloud. The Pleiades is the brighest open star cluster and can be seen from nearly any location in the northern hemisphere by the naked eye. The passing cloud appears to be affiliated with Gould's Belt, an unusal ring of a young star formation surrounding the Sun. The star's pressure repels dust in the surrounding blue reflection nebula, while smaller dust particles are being repelled more strongly. |
Friday, February 28, 2014
APOD 14: THE PLEIADES
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