Sky Tonight—January 14, Moon and Pleiades – or Seven Sisters
The moon will leave the evening sky during the last week of January 2011, staging the Pleiades in a dark starry sky.
EarthSky Tonight—August 31, Moon and Pleiades from midnight to dawn
The Pleiades cluster is often called the Seven Sisters, though most people can only see six Pleiades stars with the unaided eye. These six little starlets create the tiny dipper-shaped…
Earthsky Tonight—July 7, 2010: The moon will pass the Pleiades before dawn July 8
Even if you are familiar with the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, you may think that it is just a winter delight.