Moon tonight

On Saturday, March 25, the crescent moon will pass the bright open star cluster known as the Pleiades or "the Seven Sisters".

[best telescopes](https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html) and [ best binoculars](https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html) are a great place to start. Alternatively, scientists believe the reflection nebulas could be material from a dust cloud in the interstellar material between stars and star clusters that the Pleiades is currently passing through. According to [In The Sky,](https://in-the-sky.org/whatsup_times.php?year=2023&month=3&day=24&town=2643123) (opens in new tab) from New York City, the moon will set in the west at around 00:02 EDT (0402 GMT) while the Pleiades, also known as Messier 45 (M45), sets just 7 minutes later at around 00:09 EDT (0409 GMT). The result of dust reflecting starlight and glowing blue, these These objects are also often referred to as "failed stars" because though they are larger than even massive Of these, around six or seven are bright enough over Earth to be seen with the naked eye. These names are now assigned to the seven brightest individual stars in the Pleiades with two other bright stars named after their parents in Greek mythology. We recommend the If you're looking to snap photos of the night sky in general, check out our guide on [ how to photograph the moon](https://www.space.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon-camera), as well as our [ best cameras for astrophotography](https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography) and [ best lenses for astrophotography](https://www.space.com/best-lenses-for-astrophotography). This has resulted in these stars playing a prominent role in myths and legends across different cultures. [Earth](https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html) and visible in the constellation of [Taurus](https://www.space.com/17101-taurus-constellation.html) the Pleiades is an open cluster comprised of around 1,000 [stars](https://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html). [the moon](https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html) will sit to the right of the stars that make up the Seven Sisters at around [ 15:30 EDT (1930 GMT)](https://in-the-sky.org//skymap.php?day=24&month=3&year=2023&hour=15&min=23&ra=3.791667&dec=24.105000) (opens in new tab).