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Seven Sisters Dancing in the Stars Poster
by Stoneworks Imagery
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Seven Sisters Dancing in the Stars poster by Stoneworks Imagery. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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In astronomy, the Pleiades are considered an open star cluster. In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the Greek God Atlas and... more
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In astronomy, the Pleiades are considered an open star cluster. In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the Greek God Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione. This beautiful star cluster, the Seven Sisters, has always captivated the human imagination and has been the subject of many legends, writings, and works of art. For example, one myth claimed that Orion began to pursue the Pleiades sisters. For their protection and to comfort their father, Zeus transformed them first into doves, and then into stars. In 1885, Elihu Vedder painted the symbolist image of the sisters shown here.
In April 2007, the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope captured the infrared purplish image of the Pleiades in this image. It highlights the 'tangled silver braid' mentioned in a poem by Tennyson. The 'silver braid' is from space dust associated with the cloud through which the star cluster is traveling. The 'parent' stars Atlas and Pleione can be seen at the bottom. The Seven Sister Stars are v...
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