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Astronomy pictures of the week (2012.12.23-12.30) (4)

People's Daily Online)  11:20, January 02, 2013

Hyades for the Holidays. Recognized since antiquity and depicted on the shield of Achilles according to Homer, stars of the Hyades cluster form the head of the constellation Taurus the Bull. Their general V-shape is anchored by Aldebaran, the eye of the Bull and by far the constellation's brightest star. (Photo/ NASA)


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