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    Seeing the Seven Sisters

    Dec 01, 2021 2 minutes
    by Fred Schaaf

    The Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters as they’re also called, is more than just the loveliest star cluster for naked-eye observers. The sight is so distinctive that it has been mentioned in countless legends and great literature throughout history, and it has even appeared in modern advertising.

    About two millennia ago, the Druids used the date

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