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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Seven Pleiades or Sisters
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Seven Pleiades or Seven Sisters: A galactic star cluster about 415 light years away in the constellation Taurus.
The cluster is named after the seven nymphs of Greek mythology:
Alcyone (the brightest), Celaeno,Electra, Maia, Merope, Sterope, Taygete.
Source: Grolier's Encyclopedia of Knowledge.
A discussion of how these stars figure into many legends around the world
can be found in the Old Farmer's Almanac, 1993 ed., p. 84.
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