Pleiades
plural noun
Ple·ia·des
ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz 
ˈplā-,
chiefly British
ˈplī-
1
: the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology
2
: a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus that includes six stars in the form of a very small dipper
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Binoculars will get your eyes on 100 or so stars in the Pleiades, also called the Seven Sisters.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
New research founded upon a simulation using NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer has proposed that the Oort cloud takes on this spiral as a result of a phenomenon known as the Galactic tide, centered around gravitational forces.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
In fact, the Pleiades star cluster is one of my favorite sights when stargazing at home in Cleveland.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Jupiter is also accompanied by two naked-eye star clusters (the Pleiades and Hyades) and an entourage of other bright winter stars, the most notable of which is orange Aldebaran which marks the angry eye of the constellation of Taurus the Bull and lies in relatively close proximity below Jupiter.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
New research founded upon a simulation using NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer has proposed that the Oort cloud takes on this spiral as a result of a phenomenon known as the Galactic tide, centered around gravitational forces.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
In fact, the Pleiades star cluster is one of my favorite sights when stargazing at home in Cleveland.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Jupiter is also accompanied by two naked-eye star clusters (the Pleiades and Hyades) and an entourage of other bright winter stars, the most notable of which is orange Aldebaran which marks the angry eye of the constellation of Taurus the Bull and lies in relatively close proximity below Jupiter.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Pleiades.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pleiades. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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Pleiades
plural noun
Ple·ia·des
ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz
: a loose cluster of stars in Taurus that is easily seen by a person with average sight
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