View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Abhijit Patil caught red Mars and the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster – aka the Seven Sisters – on April 1, 2019. Thank you, Abhijit!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dennis Chabot in Rehoboth, Massachusetts – of POSNE NightSky – caught Mars and the Pleiades on April 1, 2019. Thank you, Dennis!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines, caught Mars and the Pleiades on March 30, 2019.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Sweet in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – of Lunar 101-Moon Book – caught Mars and the Pleiades on March 25, 2019. Thank you, Steven.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski also caught Mars and the Pleiades on March 25, 2019. Notice the Pleiades are shaped like a tiny dipper. And notice Mars is red in color. Now notice the V-shaped cluster of stars above them. In skylore, these stars represent the Pleiades’ half-sisters, called the Hyades. Thanks, Dr Ski!
Bottom line: Photos from the EarthSky Community of Mars and the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, in late March and early April 2019.
Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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