Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-02
Time: 11:40 PM ADT
Instrument: 10x30 IS Binoculars
Magnification: x10
Transparency: Fair (2)
Seeing: Fair (2)
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Constellation: Taurus This wasn't the first time I found the Pleaides but it was the first time it was so easily visible in the sky. I am always impressed with this beautiful open cluster! The 7 main "sisters" and their parents were very bright with numerous stars surrounding them. It always reminds me of a shrunken Big Dipper - shorter handle (1 main star) and a smaller squared bucket.* * Roland, an astronomy friend from out West, described the Pleiades as a "shopping cart." I like his descriptor better than my "shrunken Dipper." |