Over the subsequent week, Mars and Jupiter will pair up with the Pleiades and the Hyades star clusters for an early morning spectacle.
Mars (middle) strikes by way of Taurus, between the Pleiades (at proper) and the Hyades and Aldebaran (at left). This picture was taken March 11, 2021. Credit score Alan Dyer
Over the subsequent couple of weeks, you’ll be capable to spot Jupiter and Mars transferring by way of the constellation Taurus and previous two of the sky’s most well-known star clusters — the Hyades and the Pleiades (M45). This will likely be seen early on the morning of July 15, or any morning inside just a few days of that date. In case you look to the east, you must be capable to see Jupiter simply above and to the left of the Hyades; above them, Mars will by mendacity subsequent to the Pleiades.
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