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From the Wikipedia on the Pleiades: > Its light is dominated by young, hot blue stars, up to 14 of which can be seen with the naked eye depending on local obse
by samirillian 3y ago
From the Wikipedia on the Pleiades:
> Its light is dominated by young, hot blue stars, up to 14 of which can be seen with the naked eye depending on local observing conditions and visual acuity of the observer.
Not sure where you got this claim that there are only 6 visible stars
- tombh 3y agoThere's been a surprising amount of academic work on this. Crecganford's video lists some 13 sources, the one I think he references the most is: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234273399_Emu_Dreaming_An_Introduction_to_Australian_Aboriginal_Astronomy https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234273399_Emu_Dream...
- bhickey 3y agoThere are seven members with magnitude +5 or brighter. Pleione is close to Atlas (+3.6), making it difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.