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This data also shows background stars in white, like the Pleiades star cluster above the center of the image and the Hyades star cluster, a V-shaped cluster located toward the upper left.

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THOUGH ALDEBARAN APPEARS TO BE CLOSE TO THE HYADES IT’S ONLY 67 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY. THINK OF IT LIKE AL IS IN THE FOREGROUND, AND THE HYADES ARE PHOTOBOMBING WITH INCREDIBLE EFFECT.