Thursday, March 29, 2012

Venus begins its slide under the Pleiades


Venus moves past the Pleiades star cluster during the coming week. Look each night at unmistakeable Venus approaching the dim, mysterious grouping of stars known as the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades. Binoculars help reveal the planet inching towards, then in front of the distant cluster. Look to the west at 9 p.m. for this celestial sight.

Such is our view from Earth...

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