Hyades
plural noun
Hy·a·des
ˈhī-ə-ˌdēz 
: a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation Taurus held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rise with the sun
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Eddington and his group hastily captured images of a star cluster found near the Sun that day, called the Hyades, found in the constellation of Taurus.
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Rebecca Boyle, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The entire sky will be lit up with not only these planets and the moon, but also the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades star clusters, along with the Orion Nebula.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
Rebecca Boyle, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The entire sky will be lit up with not only these planets and the moon, but also the Pleiades, Aldebaran and the Hyades star clusters, along with the Orion Nebula.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Hyades.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hyades. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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