The Hyades (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Hyades is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:41 (EDT) – 2 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:33.
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Name
Hyades
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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