Spy two planets in the Bull: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Over the next week, Mars and Jupiter will pair up with the Pleiades and the Hyades star clusters for an early morning spectacle.
By | Published: July 8, 2024 | Last updated on July 10, 2024

Over the next couple of weeks, you’ll be able to spot Jupiter and Mars moving through the constellation Taurus and past two of the sky’s most famous star clusters — the Hyades and the Pleiades (M45). This will be visible early on the morning of July 15, or any morning within a few days of that date. If you look to the east, you should be able to see Jupiter just above and to the left of the Hyades; above them, Mars will be lying next to the Pleiades.


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