Moon Dances with the Seven Sisters Tonight: See the Pleiades Pairing on Feb 23

On Feb 23, the waxing gibbous Moon will glow near the Seven Sisters open star cluster (the Pleiades) in Taurus, making a striking pairing in the western sky. The Moon will sit within about 5 degrees of the cluster and can be viewing with binoculars or a small telescope; it will move past the Pleiades through the night and set a few hours after midnight for New York observers, though exact rise/set times vary by location—check Time and Date for precise timings.