Pleiades

  • Graphic from the app Sky Safari that shows the constellation of Taurus with Jupiter and the Moon, plus the Hyades star cluster in the center and the Pleiades to the lower right
    April 2, 2025 Pretty View to the West
    There will be a pretty view to the west tonight with Jupiter and the crescent Moon pairing up in Taurus. Add some extra magic to your evening and grab a pair of binoculars to gaze into the star-filled clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.Graphic
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  • Graphic from Sky Safari showing the Moon to the lower right getting ready to move in front of the pleiades star cluster
    February 5, 2025 Waxing Gibbous Moon & the Pleiades
    Night owls will be treated to a lovely sight around the midnight hour as the waxing gibbous Moon crosses in front of the Pleiades cluster. Look to the west to enjoy the show before the Moon sets at 1:30a.m.Graphic credit: Sky Safari app
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  • Graphic showing the Moon occulting the Pleiades cluster
    January 9, 2025 Moon and Pleiades
    Grab your binos this evening to watch the Moon pass over a diamond-filled patch of sky. The Pleiades open cluster has been known since ancient times and includes over a thousand stars bound together by gravity. Hope the view adds some extra
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  • Graphic showing December 13 Moon, Jupiter and Open Clusters
    December 13, 2024 Enchanting Winter Skies
    The winter skies are so enchanting! Look to the east tonight to spot the waxing gibbous Moon and brilliant Jupiter amidst the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Also, the Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight, but the Moon will be so bright that
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