Hyades (star cluster)
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The Hyades is the nearest open cluster and one of the best-studied star clusters. Located about 153 light-years away from the Sun, it consists of a roughly spherical group of hundreds of stars sharing
Image of Hyades Cluster, the bright star is Aldebaran
Golden Gate of the Ecliptic
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The Golden Gate of the Ecliptic is an asterism in the constellation Taurus that has been known for several thousand years. The asterism is formed of the two eye-catching open star clusters, the Pleiad
Hyades (star cluster)
…km/sec, also with close agreement to DR1 and DR2 studies. Together with the other eye-catching open star cluster of the Pleiades, the Hyades form the Golden Gate of the Ecliptic, which has been known for several thousand years. In Greek mythology, the Hyades were the five daughters of Atlas and half-sisters to the Pleiades…
From lower left to upper right: Sirius (Canis majoris), constellation Orion, constellation Taurus with open star cluster Hyades, planet Mars exactly in the Golden Gate of the Ecliptic, open star cluster Pleiades.