Stargazers in the U.S. can see Venus rising around 3 a.m. local time, with the Pleiades star cluster visible as a smudge of ...

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 ...

More than 1,100 open clusters inhabit our Milky Way Galaxy, some bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Several contain bothersome oddities. Let’s confine this to current, bright, late ...

On Saturday, March 25, the crescent moon will pass the bright open star cluster known as the Pleiades or "the Seven Sisters".

On Monday, we are going to be treated to the moon’s obscuring (occultation) of the Pleiades star cluster. This will occur in the early evening, so as soon as it gets dark, go outside to get ...

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster.

Catch the moon and Pleiades star cluster in a rare predawn pairing July 20 as stars vanish and reappear behind the moon before sunrise.

The moon will pass in front of the Pleiades star cluster during an occultation on Jan. 9, 2025. Here's how to see it.

Taurus is the home of two of the nearest open star clusters, the Hyades and the Pleiades. The Hyades are easy to view with the naked eye on a dark moonless night.

As the brightest star cluster, the Pleiades is a showpiece in both binoculars and small telescopes. This sky map shows how to spot the Pleiades along with the full moon on Sunday morning.