The Pleiades' last hurrah
(Column ~ 05/10/14)
As mentioned last week, our old friends, the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters are sinking rapidly toward the western horizon. However, there is one more hoorah for the Pleiades, and that is tonight, May 7. Look to the west about 45-minutes after local sunset for the tiny star cluster just above the horizon. They should be very visible in binoculars...