The Pleiades Star Cluster shines high in the south in early evening, in the latter half of January. Its approximately due south at 8 p.m. Among the wonderful star patterns and celestial objects awaiting any observers with eyes alone the next clear night, finding the Pleiades has to be on the top 10 list.(This column is written assuming you are in the mid-northern latitudes.)Thousands of star clusters may be tracked down with a backyard telescope, each one quite unique. There are two [...]
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