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Although it is often referred to as the Seven Sisters or Matariki, there are in fact thousands of stars in the Pleiades. The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named after the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Celaeno and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
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What are the names of the stars that are closest to Matariki?
The Pleiades star system.
What is the open cluster of stars visible in the constellation of Taurus?
PLEIADES the crossword answer you want is PLEIADES
A group of stars found in the constellation Leo?
Pleiades
Why is the pleides called a steller nursery?
Pleiades is considered a stellar nursery because it is a dense region of stars and gas in our galaxy where stars are still being formed. Basically, Pleiades is a stellar-sized birthing place of stars.
What do the 7 stars of matariki represent?
Matariki is the same as the Pleiades star cluster. Note that it isn't really 7 stars; the Pleiades include hundreds of stars; with the naked eye, you may be able to see 6, or 9, depending on how good the viewing conditions (and your eyesight) are.
The names of the stars in Pleiades?
Maori:WaitiWaitaTupu-a-nukuTupu-a-rangiWaipuna-a-rangiUrurangiMatarikiGreek:AlcyoneAtlasElectraMaiaMeropeTaygetaPleione
Names of the stars of the pleiades?
Maori:WaitiWaitaTupu-a-nukuTupu-a-rangiWaipuna-a-rangiUrurangiMatarikiGreek:AlcyoneAtlasElectraMaiaMeropeTaygetaPleione
What are the names of the stars that are closest to Matariki?
The Pleiades star system.
Why is a Subaru called a Subaru?
Subaru is Japanese for Pleiades. The Pleiades is an open star cluster. The Subaru logo has an image of stars similar to the stars of Pleiades, but whereas the Pleiades has 7 stars, the Subaru logo has only 6.
What is the open cluster of stars visible in the constellation of Taurus?
PLEIADES the crossword answer you want is PLEIADES
A group of stars found in the constellation Leo?
Pleiades
What are the English names for the seven stars of matariki?
Maori:WaitiWaitaTupu-a-nukuTupu-a-rangiWaipuna-a-rangiUrurangiMatarikiGreek:AlcyoneAtlasElectraMaiaMeropeTaygetaPleione
Why is the pleides called a steller nursery?
Pleiades is considered a stellar nursery because it is a dense region of stars and gas in our galaxy where stars are still being formed. Basically, Pleiades is a stellar-sized birthing place of stars.
What color is pleiades?
Pleiades is an open cluster of stars. Most are hot B type stars so it will have a temperature of about 10,000 -> 30,000 K so will appear blue to blue white.
Are there now more than 500 Stars in The Pleiades Constellation or Cluster?
The Pleiades cluster contains over 1,000 statistically confirmed members, although this figure excludes unresolved binary stars.
What type of star is pleiades?
The Pleiades cluster is made up of new, hot stars of type B and A, still in traces of the gas cloud that they condensed from. From one side of the Pleiades to the other is about as far as from here to Sirius, so if you were on a planet attached to one of those stars you would see some fairly bright stars at night.
What are pleides stars?
The stars of Pleiades are: Sterope Merope Electra Maia Taygeta Celaeno Alcyone Atlas Pleione
