The Pleiades, also known as the Seven...
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, return to the evening sky. This little cluster of stars rises during twilight and by 9 p.m. is a third of the way up the eastern sky. At that time the bright star Capella is to the left of the cluster, and Aldebaran-the eye of Taurus, the Bull-is a shorter distance straight below. Orion is rising. Most people see the cluster’s six brightest stars with unaided eye, but binoculars reveal at least a dozen more. Despite the name, it is unknown how many stars make up the Seven Sisters.
Source: John Mosley, Griffith Observatory
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