This infrared view of the Pleiades (M45), captured by WISE spacecraft. Light & winds from the cluster’s stars shape the dust into filaments. Located 450 light-years away in Taurus, the image spans about 20 light-years.
Credit: WISE, IRSA, NASA
Processing: Francesco Antonucci
Credit: WISE, IRSA, NASA
Processing: Francesco Antonucci
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Could that be a phenomenon that's significant in planet-formation? Or are those filaments too distant from each star, too diffuse and/or formed too late in the process to make any real difference? 🤔
flowing solar winds,
forming filaments of dust,
seven sisters' hair?
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia13121-seven-sisters-get-wise