Look east on the night of Sept. 12 to see the waning gibbous moon close to the magnificent Pleiades open cluster, with the distant planet Uranus lurking nearby in the constellation Taurus. The 62%-lit ...
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A Brief and Amazing History of the Pleiades, Stars That Captivated Ancient Civilizations and Inspired Poets
Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...
The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chan Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Mostly clear skies Friday ...
Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, October 31This Halloween, peer into the Ghost's Goblet, a young ...
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The Sky Today on Monday, October 20: Visit the Pleiades
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 19: The Moon and Venus before dawn By 10 P.M. local daylight time, the Pleiades (M45) is already 30° high in the ...
The best of the solar system and our galaxy’s deep-sky objects make a joint appearance in our sky this week, as the Moon slides by the Pleiades (M45). In the early morning sky of July 2, observers in ...
The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. This beautiful bouquet of blue-white stars stands out well on autumn and winter evenings. There are hundreds of star clusters ...
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