The Hyades Star Cluster in Taurus | Digitized Sky Survey 2

The Hyades Star Cluster in Taurus | Digitized Sky Survey 2

Wide-field view of the Hyades star cluster in the Milky Way galaxy created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. 

Distance: ~150 light years

The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a ground-based imaging survey of the entire sky in several colors of light produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute through its Guide Star Survey group.

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Digitized Sky Survey 2/STScI

Release Date: Aug. 4, 2020

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