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of the globe - Asia, Indonesia, Australia, or New Zealand - the moon will be closer to the Pleiades on March 17. Plus, as seen from all over the world, the moon will appear closer to Jupiter and the star Aldebaran on March 17. .
• More on the Pleiades: Famous Seven Sisters
• On a dark night, most people see the Pleiades cluster as a tiny dipper-shaped formation made of six little starlets. That lost seventh star - the missing Pleiad - is the stuff of myth and legend.
• If the moonlight glare or light pollution makes it difficult to see the Pleiades tonight, try using binoculars. The Pleiades cluster readily fits within a binocular field of view. For reference, a typical binocular field covers about 5 degrees of sky. The Pleiades dipper is about one degree wide, and the moon measures about one-half degree in diameter.
• Aldebaran, the brightest in the constellation Taurus the Bull, depicts the Bull's glaring eye. The Pleiades also belong to this constellation, marking Taurus the Bull's shoulder.
• You can easily see the moon, the Pleiades, Aldebaran and Jupiter from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The foursome stays out until late evening or close to midnight at mid-northern latitudes. At mid-southern latitudes - where you'll see the moon, Taurus and Jupiter in your northwest evening sky - the moon and Pleiades stay out only until mid-evening. In both hemispheres, the moon and Pleiades will set in the west-northwest part of the sky.
• Take special note of Jupiter and the star Aldebaran, for the moon will pass right (Continued on page 22)
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