Hey sky-gazers, Trace here

Mars is one of the most fun planets to point
out to friends, because even the most casual

star-friends can see it s reddish hue. And
through this week and next you get more way

more Martian bang for your buckazoid because
of a conjunction with TWO star clusters!

Pop outside around 8pm and
face west -- Mars is there,

but if you can t quite see it Orion s belt
stars should point right to it! The best part:

you can look to the RIGHT of Mars and you ll see
the Pleiades, also known as the seven sisters,

and to the left next to Aldeberan is the
Hyades! These star clusters are groups

of many hundreds of stars that were all
born recently (astronomically speaking).

The Hyades contain more heavy metals
than our sun, and the Pleiades are hot,

young, blue-white giants and subgiant stars. Rawr!

Watch Mars split the difference between
these clusters, and keep lookin up!