It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades | Sept. 4 - Sept. 10
Season 46 Episode 36 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ328 September 4-10, 2023 “It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades”
Star Gazers STGZ328 September 4-10, 2023 “It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades”
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It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades | Sept. 4 - Sept. 10
Season 46 Episode 36 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ328 September 4-10, 2023 “It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades”
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THE STARS AREN'’’T ALL THE SAME.
SOME ARE COLORFUL, SOME ARE BIG, SOME ARE OLD AND IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK, YOU CAN SEE STARS BEING BORN.
HIT THE DARKNESS AT AROUND ONE AM AND LOOK EAST.
YOU SHOULD SEE A BRIGHT YELLOW DOT, THAT'’’S JUPITER!
THE PLEIADES WILL BE DOWN AND TO THE LEFT OF IT.
THE PLEIADES ARE AN OPEN CLUSTER OF MANY HUNDREDS OF STARS SITUATED ABOUT 440 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.
THOUGH WITH THE NAKED EYE IT MAY LOOK LIKE A SMALL, FAINT CLOUD.
BUT IF YOU LET YOUR EYES ADJUST, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PICK OUT 5, 6, OR 7 INDIVIDUAL STARS.
THROUGH BINOCULARS OR WITH A LONG CAMERA LENS YOU CAN SEE SO MANY!
GALILEO POINTED HIS TELESCOPE AT THIS CLUSTER 400 YEARS AGO, DISCOVERING THEY WERE DOZENS OF DISTANT SUNS!
TODAY, ASTRONOMERS USE OPEN CLUSTERS TO LEARN HOW STARS AGE AND GROW.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE PLEIADES, AND NEXT WEEK WE'’’LL FIND VENUS AND MERCURY TOO!
KEEP LOOKIN'’’ UP.
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