The "Pleiades" , or "Seven Sisters" are a prominent constellation in the northern sky in winter. They have been known since antiquity, including mention in the Mayan, Aztec, Sioux, Aborginal, and Persian cultures, as well as in The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, and the bible. They are a physically related group of stars that always move in the same direction across the sky, at the same rate. How cool is that.
For me, they are the shining group of stars that face me as I walk out my dark road at 5 am every day of winter. I can always recognize them.
In 1885 Elihu Vedder painted 7 women dancing to represent the Pleiades. Leave it to me to turn them into trees.
Astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive another 250 million years before it disappears into its galactic neighborhood. I'm glad I won't be around to see it.
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