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From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?
URL: https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/how-can-i-see-the-pleiades-star-cluster
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EXCERPT: To find the Pleiades, first locate the three stars in Orion’s Belt.During November, look above the eastern horizon from around 10pm.Draw an imaginary line going through the belt from left to right, and continue this line through Orion’s bow. This will direct you to the brightest star in Taurus: Aldebaran. Past Aldebaran, in the same direction, is the Pleiades. It’s easily recognisable, because the positions of its five brightest stars make it look like a tiny version of the Plough. Once you’ve found it, grab a pair of binoculars if you have one, and take a closer look to reveal more of the cluster’s stars. 
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47758
From: georg, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?
| is it ever visible in the western sky? |
47759
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?
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They rise in the SE after dusk and travel west during the night disappearing just before dawn. I usually watch for them overhead at midnight this time of year as they climb high in the sky. ~Eve |
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From: georg, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?
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thanks ... so ... early morning I am seeing the moon set later and later in the early morning hours and some bright object that moves from the south to the north in the western sky ... what is that bright object? |
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47768
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?
URL: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=699
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My pleasure! Not sure what bright object you are viewing but here is a link to a map of the night sky dome for November 2023 which may help...or not, but I hope so! |
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