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The Pleiades - M42
The Pleiades, an open star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology.
Modern observing methods have revealed that at least about 500 mostly faint stars belong to the Pleiades star cluster, spread over a 2 degree (four times the diameter of the Moon) field. Their density is pretty low, compared to other open clusters.
From our perspective they appear in the constellation of Taurus, with approximate celestial coordinates of 3 hours 45 minutes right ascension and +24 degrees declination.
The brightest 4 stars are called - Alcyone, Merope, Maia, and Electra.
Lesser stars - Taygeta, Celaeno, and Asterope.
It's all about labels and perspective. We can appear to be far apart even when we are close, We can appear to be united only by a trick of sight. Does it matter who and where we are, and what we've done? Yes it does - but like the pleiades, it's all just perspective. We cannot be labelled like so many images on the Sistine Chapel ceiling - there are other dimensions to our lives.
Our lives are only found in today, yesterday shouldn't determine our happiness, and tomorrow never arrives. Abraham Lincoln saw it this way:
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Our lives are only found in today, yesterday shouldn't determine our happiness, and tomorrow never arrives. Abraham Lincoln saw it this way:
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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