Learn the Sky | Pleiades Star Cluster (Messier 45) in Taurus the Bull Constellation @learnthesky | Uploaded February 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Learn how to spot the Pleiades Star Cluster, also known as Messier 45. This is a very famous star cluster that is easy to find in the night sky. It is located inside Taurus the Bull constellation and has been viewed by humans for thousands of years. Learn the details of the brightest stars of this cluster: Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, Pleione, Celaena, and Sterope.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro to the Pleiades
3:36 - Star map of Taurus
4:10 - Golden Gate of the Ecliptic Asterism
5:23 - Practice Finding the Pleiades
6:51 - Bright Stars of the Pleiades (Seven sisters plus two parents)
13:16 - Using Averted Vision Stargazing Technique
14:38 - Outro
15:57 - Visit learnthesky.com

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Taurus Constellation: bit.ly/LearntheSky-TaurusConstellation
▶ Orion Constellation: bit.ly/LearntheSky-OrionConstellation
▶ Types of Star Clusters: bit.ly/LearntheSky-TypesofStarClusters

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▶ Stargazing Basics: bit.ly/LearntheSky-StargazingBasics
▶ Zodiacal Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-ZodiacalConstellations
▶ Circumpolar Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-Circumpolar
▶ Winter Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-WinterConstellations
▶ Spring Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-SpringConstellations
▶ Summer Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-SummerConstellations
▶ Autumn Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-AutumnConstellations
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▶ Celestial Objects: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialObjects
▶ Versus Videos: bit.ly/LearntheSky-VersusVideos
▶ Celestial Events: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialEvents
▶ Citizen Science: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CitizenScience

Credits:
▶ Taurus Map: By IAU [CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
▶ Taurus Constellation Pattern: Akira Fujii - The Constellations davidmalin.com/fujii/general/af_const1.html
▶ Pleiades and Hyades Star Cluster: By Giuseppe Donatiello - Iades and Pleiades, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62037050
▶ Taurus Celestial Objects Map: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5119290
▶ Crab Nebula: By Josef Büchsenmeister - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25417287
▶ Natives Celebrating the Rise of Pleiades: By Unknown - Hathi Trust Digital Library, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18713485
▶ Taurus and Auriga at Sunset by Lighthouse: By Maxime Raynal from France - pléiade-1, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42057566
▶ Hyades Star Cluster - Book of Fixed Stars: By By Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi - flickr.com/photos/47254367@N02/4331610325/, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9405330
▶ Lascaux Entrance: By User: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44477290
▶ Taurus Constellation: By Eclipse, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8786387
▶ Hyades Star Cluster Close-up: BBy NASA, ESA, and STScI - spacetelescope.org/images/heic1309c/, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61301846
▶Bright Stars in the Hyades Cluster: By Thuvan Dihn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4989483
▶Nebra Sky Disk: By Dbachmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1500795
▶Pleiades, Hyades, Moon, Jupiter, Venus: By Der Messer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18851608 commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7180389
▶Pleiades with lighthouse: By JBy maxime raynal from France - pléiade-1, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42057566
▶Pleiades Nebulosity: By Giuseppe Donatiello - M45 [Image Of Team], CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62037308


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