From New York, the moon will miss two of the seven brightest Pleiades stars, Maia (3.9) and Taygeta (4.3). Soon after 10 p.m. the moon will have moved beyond the cluster.

The next Pleiades occultation that will favor North America will come on the morning of Sunday, July 20 and will involve a ...

The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. ... The stars making up the Pleiades’ "bowl" are, going clockwise from bottom left, are Alcyone, Maia, Electra and Merope.

The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. ... The stars making up the Pleiades’ "bowl" are, going clockwise from bottom left, are Alcyone, Maia, Electra and Merope.

The moon and the Pleiades will disappear from view when they set at around 1:31 a.m. EST (0631 GMT) on Saturday morning ... Maia, Electra, Merope, Taygete, Celaeno, and Sterope.

The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. This beautiful bouquet of blue-white stars stands out well on autumn and winter evenings.

The Pleiades is one of the most recognizable groups of stars in the northern sky. ... But one star, Maia, was different. Maia exhibits regular changes every 10 days; curious, ...

Located around 440 light-years from Earth and visible in the constellation of Taurus the Pleiades is an open cluster comprised of around 1,000 stars.Of these, around six or seven are bright enough ...

From New York, the moon will miss two of the seven brightest Pleiades stars, Maia (3.9) and Taygeta (4.3). Soon after 10 p.m. the moon will have moved beyond the cluster.

The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. This beautiful bouquet of blue-white stars stands out well on autumn and winter evenings.

The Pleiades star cluster is one of the top showpieces of the night sky. This beautiful bouquet of blue-white stars stands out well on autumn and winter evenings.