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Specific times and zones of visibility Courtesy of IOTA, detailed prediction pages are available for each of the four brightest stars — Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, and Maia.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
The Pleiades contains seven main bright stars—Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta and Pleione—all 444 light-years distant and about 100 million years old, which is young compared to most stars.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2024
The American Baroque Opera Company has postponed its Jan. 15-16 production of Marin Marais’ ‘Alcyone’ at Hamon Hall in the Winspear Opera House.
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Dallas News,
4 Jan. 2022
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
The Pleiades contains seven main bright stars—Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta and Pleione—all 444 light-years distant and about 100 million years old, which is young compared to most stars.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2024
The American Baroque Opera Company has postponed its Jan. 15-16 production of Marin Marais’ ‘Alcyone’ at Hamon Hall in the Winspear Opera House.
—
Dallas News,
4 Jan. 2022
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“Alcyone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alcyone. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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