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With the stars of Matariki to rise in June, Jeff Sinnott looks at their relevance to our grape and wine community.
$4.70 Matariki - Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as Pleiades, Subaru or the seven sisters. The ...
In Japanese, the word "Subaru" is commonly used to refer to the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters," which you can find in the constellation of Taurus. In Greek mythology ...
At the last night sky program, the telescope captured a beautiful image of Pleiades. This little fuzzy open star cluster sits out in front of the constellations of Orion and Taurus. Orion can be ...
A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull ... as this star follows the Pleiades through the night sky. Aldebaran is a red giant star, so is much cooler, but much larger and more ...
we're now able to see the beautiful Pleiades star cluster rising in the east in the early evening. It lies at the shoulder of the constellation Taurus and, as such, it precedes the other bright ...
Taurus is a zodiac constellation meaning the Sun ... If you face east look for the small cluster of stars called the Pleiades. Looking just below the lovely star cluster you will see the shape ...
The Pleiades star cluster, also referred to as Messier 45 (M45), is one of the most easily recognizable groups of stars in the night sky. Situated in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, the ...
They may not be the most active of meteor showers, but the Taurids reward patient sky gazers willing to stay up or wake up and wait for its show. Shooting across the skies from September into ...
In the northern hemisphere from October to March, you can look up and see the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. The star cluster is in the constellation of Taurus, and made up of over ...