Just about everybody knows the Pleiades star cluster, also called the Seven Sisters. They represent the daughters of the ancient Greek gods Atlas and Pleione. After Orion's Belt and the Big Dipper, it's a familiar and beloved celestial sight. The brightest members, which resemble a tiny dipper or kite, are bunched close together, which gives them a fuzzy appearance. Although the cluster is visible in the morning sky as early as June, it's closely associated with fall and winter. That's when it's well-placed for viewing in the eastern sky during the evening hours.

According to one version of the ancient Greek story, Orion pursued the daughters and their mother for seven years until Zeus turned them into stars and placed them in the heavens to keep them safe from his advances. The Ojibwe pe

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