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To: Red Badger
Yes! ABSOLUTELY!

I do take issue with the writer of the article whe it’s stated that the Pleiades are “nicknamed” the Seven Sisters.

The Ancient Greeks called them that- in Greek mythology they were the “daughters of Pleione, a sea nymph.

Another nearby star cluster The Hyades, was considered sisters of the Pleiades, born of Pleione and Atlas. I love how ancient cultures created mythologies based on what they saw in the night sky. The Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, the Japanese, the Turks, even the native Americans and Inuits. All had their own .

7 posted on 09/29/2024 2:46:28 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

I remember some woman, a friend of my then-girlfriend, informing me that the Subaru logo was a depiction of the Pleiades, “you know, the Seven Sisters”. I asked why the Subaru logo had only six stars, but received no answer.

I like the Pleiades. They’re one of the few things I recognize in the night sky, since I never was very good at spotting constellations. Once, on a very clear and still night in the mountains at about 8500 feet, I was able to see 10 stars in the cluster (maybe 11, but I wasn’t certain of the last one).


8 posted on 09/29/2024 3:14:53 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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