On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark limb of the 82%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon creep across this beloved star cluster, popularly known as the "Seven Sisters." The details vary depending ...
From the year’s first of many occultations of the Pleiades open star ... “Seven Sisters” nickname), is close to the ecliptic, the sun’s apparent path through our daytime sky. The moon ...