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Description	Pleiades large.jpg English: Pleiades Star Cluster
Date	1 June 2004(2004-06-01)
Source	http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/20/image/a/
Author	NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar Observatory
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.
Other versions	en:Image:M45_DSS2_WikiSky.jpg

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:59, 13 September 2009		4,877×3,515 (2.02 MB)	Bluepjs23	({{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Pleiades Star Cluster }} \|Source=http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/NVA2~8~8~13882~114423:Hubble-Refines-Distance-to-Pleiades?qvq=q:Pleiades;lc:nasaNAS~20~20,NVA2~14~14,NVA2~28~28,nasaNAS~4~4,nasaNAS~5~5,NVA2~8)
	15:51, 23 February 2009		4,877×3,515 (1.83 MB)	TomTheHand	(Losslessly reduced file size with JPEGTRAN)
	22:04, 6 September 2005		4,877×3,515 (1.99 MB)	Startaq
	22:34, 26 March 2005		800×600 (58 KB)	David Vasquez	(The Pleiades. Credit: NASA/ESA/AURA/Caltech. PD photo and credits copied from Wikipedia. {{PD}} )