You know, after decades of pointing optics toward the sky, I consider myself a knowledgeable observer. But while researching ...

Pleiades is one of the brightest and closest of all star clusters. It contains more than 3,000 stars, is about 400 light years away, and is only 13 light years across. Experts describe Pleiades as ...

The disappearance of Electra, one of the brightest stars of the Pleiades, might still be visible in such areas as Ohio and Tennessee even after the moon dips below your horizon. It will last about ...

That evening, the Moon will pass quite close to the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, this group of stars is easy to see with your naked eyes. Still ...

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I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).