Feb 29, 2020
M-45/7 Sisters/the Pleiades
Open Cluster in Taurus Constellation.
Enhanced Background Color. Cropped mobile wallpaper 480x800
seen from Syria
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seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
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seen from Belgium
seen from China
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seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Israel
seen from Philippines
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seen from United States
M-45/7 Sisters/the Pleiades
Open Cluster in Taurus Constellation.
Enhanced Background Color. Cropped mobile wallpaper 480x800
Look to the Sky!
If you were in the vicinity of Arguello, California in the 1960s, and saw streaks in the sky, this M-45 mobile camera likely did as well. The unit, photographed here in 1961, could photograph missiles and satellites launched within the Pacific Missile Range. It was one of many optical tracking units at the Naval Missile facility and used a 100-inch lens which could track a projectile at a distance in excess of 100,000 feet. Here we see Don Houchin of the Range Photo Branch watching the sky.
Series: Historical Photograph Files and Press Clippings Files, 1945-1977. Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784-2000. (National Archives Identifier 295598).
Crescent Moon with EarthShine,Venus & M-45/7 Sisters/Pleiades ,imaged from Thailand by: John Sim full resolution 5400x3600
M-45 / 7 Sisters / Pleiades
composite image of Palomar Observatory & Digital Sky Survey 1000x1000
M-45 7 sisters a.k.a. pleiades and the Moon rotated mobile phone version 480x800 (no composit,a real picture!!!)
