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As winter wanes, the Pleiades are waiting for eager stargazers.
Written By:
Mike Lynch | ×
One of the great pleasures of the Pottsville winter night sky is the Pleiades star cluster, easily seen with just your God-given eyes, even in light-polluted heavens.
As winter wanes, the Pleiades are waiting for you in the high southwestern early evening sky in the constellation Taurus the Bull. At first glance, it looks like a miniature Big Dipper. Most people can see six stars, but with really sharp eyesight, you may see seven stars or even more. The Pleiades are also known as the Seven Little Sisters. According to Greek and Roman mythology, the sisters were the god Atlas daughters.
Astro Bob: Journey to the deep sky with Cassiopeia as your guide
Like the Winter Hexagon, the W of Cassiopeia is a key to the sky. We ll use it to find three deep-sky binocular favorites.
Written By:
Bob King for the Duluth News Tribune | 2:16 pm, Feb. 10, 2021 ×
Starting at the W of Cassiopeia, we ll use the star-hop method to find the Double Cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy and the star cluster NGC 752 in binoculars. (Bob King)
How would you like to see what s behind the stars? When I was a boy I couldn t wait to find the Orion Nebula, the Hercules globular cluster and many others with my telescope and binoculars. But first I had to learn the bright stars and a few constellations to help me find the way to the