{"id":265343,"date":"2025-11-05T23:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/265343\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:59:11","slug":"see-the-moon-meet-up-with-the-seven-sisters-of-the-pleiades-early-on-nov-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/265343\/","title":{"rendered":"See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look to the western sky in the hours preceding dawn on Nov. 6 to see the moon shine close to the constellation Taurus and the stars of the Pleiades open cluster.<\/p>\n

The 94%-lit moon<\/a> will appear roughly halfway up the western sky in the hours before sunrise on Nov. 6, with the stars of the Pleiades<\/a> appearing as a hazy patch of light 5 degrees to its upper left \u2014 though they’ll be a challenge to spot in the glow of the bright near-full moon<\/a>. Remember, the width of your three middle fingers held at arm’s length spans roughly 5 degrees in the night sky.<\/p>\n

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A pair of 10×50 binoculars will help reveal the seven brightest stars of the Pleiades open cluster \u2014 Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Asterope, Alcyone and Celaeno, the “Seven Sisters” \u2014 along with a phalanx of dimmer stars belonging to the 1,000strong stellar hive.<\/p>\n

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Look 5 degrees to the lower left of the Pleiades to find the patch of sky containing Uranus<\/a>. The distant ice giant has a magnitude<\/a> \u2014 or brightness \u2014 of just +5.6, rendering it incredibly difficult to spot with the naked eye even under perfect dark sky conditions.<\/p>\n

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The moon approaches the Seven sisters on the evening of November 5th (Image credit: Chris Vaughan\/Starry Night)<\/p>\n

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Want to see the stars of the Pleiades or the cratered surface or the moon up close? The Celestron NexStar 8SE<\/a> is an excellent option for beginners or experienced stargazers alike and with crisp views across the field of view and a useful magnification of up to 180x, it provides plenty of bang for your buck. You can check out our Celestron NexStar 8SE review<\/a> too.<\/p>\n

However, a telescope with an aperture of 8-inches or more will reveal Uranus as a tiny blue dot in the eyepiece under good atmospheric conditions. That may sound unimpressive until you remember what you’re looking at \u2014 a titanic world four times the size of Earth<\/a>, which is separated from us by a gulf of 1.72 billion miles (2.78 billion kilometers)!<\/p>\n

Stargazers hoping to get a closer look at the planets of the solar system<\/a> should read our roundup of the best telescope deals available in 2025<\/a>, along with our nightly skywatching guide<\/a> that lists all of the top stargazing sights on display in November.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: If you would like to share your photo of the moon and Pleiades with Space.com’s readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com. <\/p>\n

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