On the night of Feb. 5, a waxing gibbous moon will once again cover up the "Seven Sisters" of the famous Pleiades star cluster.

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. Courtesy of the ...

So in total . (Photo by: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Pleiades, also known as the “Seven Sisters” and M45, is a open cluster of stars in the constellation ...

You’ll want to keep an eye on the Moon and the Pleiades as the hours tick by this evening and the two objects sink in the west. For those in the Midwest, the first star — magnitude 3.7 Electra ...

Skygazers are in for a cosmic treat this week as the moon is positioning itself in an extremely rare cosmic rendezvous with the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster. The moon ...

MY conclusions as to the Pleiades having been believed to be in early ages the centre of the universe, were not in any way based upon the singular name Alcyone for the principal star in that group.

Named for the 7-stars of the Pleiades constellation that, in Greek mythology, represents the 7 daughters of Atlas and Pleione. One of the tallest properties in the island sits midway along the 12 ...

During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star ... of this beautiful open star cluster – popularly known as the "Seven Sisters" – as they are ...

The previous two Pleiades occultations involved a wide ... Washington, this star will disappear at 7:04:01 UT on Feb. 6. Seattle is in the Pacific Time Zone and is eight hours behind Universal ...