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File:X-ray image of the Pleiades.gif

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English: The Pleiades in X-rays, taken by ROSAT. The brightest objects in X-rays have the hottest coronas. The green squares mark the positions of the seven optically brightest stars. From .
Date 5 October 2005 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from en.wikipedia
Author Original uploader Worldtraveller at en.wikipedia

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