Star Report with Fiona Powers Ozyurt of Maria Mitchell Association

Fiona Powers Ozyurt from the Maria Mitchell Association tells us all about the Pleiades star cluter located in the constellation Taurus the bull. The Pleiades star cluster is about 440 light years away, and contains over a thousand stars, seven of which are visible to the naked eye. To find the Pleiades, head outside around 8:00 pm and face due east. You’ll see the star cluster, made of 6 bright stars and one fainter star, located above the constellation Orion and the red planet Mars.