LAST UPDATED ON 20-11-2024 @TIME AMSTERDAM 13;00 (01;00PM)
LAST UPDATED ON 20-11-2024 @TIME AMSTERDAM 13;00 (01;00PM)
The seven sisters
Celaeno, who bore Lycus to Poseidon.
Alkyone, who bore Hyrieus to Poseidon.
Elektra, who together with Zeus had the children Dardanus and Iasion.
Maia, the eldest of the seven, who bore Hermes to Zeus.
Sterope, who had an affair with Ares and gave him Oinomaos.
Taygete, whom Zeus bore Lacedaemon.
Where can the Pleiades be seen?
You can easily find the Pleiades via the constellation Orion. Draw an imaginary line from the belt stars in Orion to the top right, you will first arrive at Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, and by extension you will eventually arrive at the Seventh Constellation.
What does Pleiades mean?
Pleiades may refer to: Seventh Star, an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Pleiades (mythology), nymphs from Greek mythology. Order of the Pleiades, the Persian ladies' order.
What are the stars of the Pleiades called?
Where are the Pleiades in the Sky Tonight?
The stars of the Pleiades. In total, the cluster has about 1,000 members. The brightest stars are named after characters from Greek mythology: the Pleiades themselves – Alcyone, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, Celaeno and Asterope (Sterope) – and their parents, Atlas and Pleione.
Where are the Pleiades in the Sky Tonight?
The Pleiades (M45, the Seven Sisters) is an open star cluster located about 444 light-years from Earth. It is the closest Messier object to our planet and one of the most prominent deep sky objects (magnitude 1.6). To naked-eye observers, it usually appears as a smaller copy of the Big Dipper, surrounded by a cloud of dust - a bluish six-star pattern. But why do we call it "the Seven Sisters"? Let's find out where the seventh star is located and what is the best way to view the Pleiades in the sky
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