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Taurus constellation
The constellation of Taurus (bull). The brightest stars at lower centre right form a v-shaped feature which is associated with the bull's head. The brightest star in this group is Aldebaran, one of the bull's eyes, a red giant star found at a distance of about 60 light years from Earth. All the stars seen within and near the v-shaped feature (with the exception of Aldebaran) form the Hyades open star cluster, the nearest star cluster (130 light years) to the Solar System. The Pleiades (M45) star cluster, also known as The Seven Sisters, is seen as a condensed group of stars at top right.
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