JAMES:
TWO STAR CLUSTERS ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED
EYE THIS WEEK.
DEAN:
WE RE TALKING THE PLEIADES, AND THEIR COUSINS,
THE HYADES.
DEAN:
WE HAVE OUR SKY SET FOR 8:00PM FACING EAST.
ABOUT HALFWAY UP IN THE EASTERN SKY YOU CAN
FIND THE PLEIADES AKA THE SEVEN SISTERS.
JAMES:
THE PLEIADES MAY LOOK LIKE A SMALL, FAINT
CLOUD AT FIRST, BUT IF YOU GAZE A LITTLE DEEPER
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PICK OUT 5, 6, OR 7 INDIVIDUAL
STARS IN THE CLUSTER.
DEAN:
TO FIND THE OTHER STAR CLUSTER, THE HYADES,
LOOK FOR A SIDEWAYS,
V-SHAPE OF FIVE STARS BELOW THE PLEIADES.
THIS IS THE FACE OF THE CONSTELLATION TAURUS
THE BULL WITH THE BRIGHT ORANGE STAR ALDEBARAN
MARKING THE EYE OF THE BULL.
JAMES:
THE STARS IN AND AROUND THE V-SHAPE ALSO MAKE
UP HYADES.
YOU CAN FIND BOTH OF THESE CLUSTERS WITH THE
NAKED EYE, AND SWARMS OF STARS WITH A PAIR
OF BINOCULARS.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!