October 27, 2022
Tonight at 8 pm, you can find the Pleiades star cluster rising in the east. Also called Messier 45, the Pleiades is an excellent open star cluster to look at through binoculars. With the unaided eye, most will see 6 or 7 bright stars. Through binoculars, you can see well over 40 members of this cluster dependent on your viewing conditions. Scientists have confirmed the cluster has more than 1,000 associated members.
The east-northeastern sky as seen tonight at 8 pm. The Pleiades star cluster can be seen rising above the horizon. The bottom left image shows a telescopic view of the Pleiades. Star map created using Stellarium. Image credit: NASA/ESA/AURA/Caltech/Palomar Observatory