Fun fact:
That tight little cluster nearly in the center of the picture is the Pleiades open cluster. It's comprised of hot blue middle aged stars and is one of the closest clusters to Earth. Viewed through a telescope, nebulous dust thought to be left over from formation can be seen.
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In Japanese, it's called the Subaru Cluster and yes, that's where the car company got its name. The star cluster is represented on the badge. In Japanese, Subaru means united, and the six stars on the badge also represent the six companies that merged to form Subaru.
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That tight little cluster nearly in the center of the picture is the Pleiades open cluster. It's comprised of hot blue middle aged stars and is one of the closest clusters to Earth. Viewed through a telescope, nebulous dust thought to be left over from formation can be seen.
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In Japanese, it's called the Subaru Cluster and yes, that's where the car company got its name. The star cluster is represented on the badge. In Japanese, Subaru means united, and the six stars on the badge also represent the six companies that merged to form Subaru.