The Seven Sisters Eclipse occurs when the moon in its waning crescent phase moves across the Pleiades and blocks the stars ...

November 12–19, 2015: The Pleiades star cluster (M45) in Taurus is an excellent target for naked-eye and binocular observers, open cluster M34 in Perseus offers small-telescope owners nice views ...

Visible to the unaided eye as a tiny congregation of stars due west of Taurus’ V-shaped head, the Pleiades (M45), also known as the Seven Sisters, is one of the sky’s premier open star clusters.

The moon will make a close approach to the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster, midweek.

Getty What are the Pleiades? Also called M45, the Pleiades are an open cluster of stars that are a mere 100 million years old—practically newborns, cosmically-speaking.

You can find the Pleiades in late December by looking high up in the south, around 9 p.m.; more to the southeast if you step out earlier. The Pleiades are within the constellation Taurus the Bull ...

The Pleiades (pronounced “plee-er-deez” or “player-deez”, but also known as the “Seven Sisters” and M45) is the brightest open star cluster in the sky.

Star cluster: M45 The Pleiades Usually it’s been an easy target for me the past couple of months, but M45 The Pleiades has become a challenge to observe during the twilight hours of the last ...

This week Hal talks about M45 (The Pleiades Cluster, AKA The Seven Sisters). The Pleiades is an open star cluster that is one of the most beautiful objects ...

This is the Pleiades star cluster as you've never seen it before — in deep field! Also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, Pleiades is probably one of the most famous and well-studied star ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Twinkling stars shines in the stunning stargazing image. This image is of M45, also known as the Pleiades star cluster, or the Seven Sisters.