The constellation Taurus ... cluster should be nicely framed within the field of view. Then spend some more time with it as you crank up the power and split half a dozen or more double stars.

Venus will pass within 2.6° of Alcyone, the brightest star in the Pleiades ... is a open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus about 440 light-years distant and a mere 100 million years ...

On January 10, Venus will be most visible after midnight in the western sky as it reaches its greatest distance from the Sun. Being well beyond the Sun’s light, Venus can shine brightly in the night ...

which sits to the southwest of Taurus.) In the early morning hours of November 16th, the Beaver Full Moon will pass in front of the lovely Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters ...

Here's a rundown of some of the more noteworthy sky events — including multiple meteor showers, occultations of Mars and the Pleiades Star Cluster, a "ringless" Saturn and the first total ...