Science
The Pleiades is the star of the November sky with a partial lunar eclipse at month’s end – The Irish Times
The beautiful star nursery gives its name to a famous brand of Japanese cars
Chances are you will come across a few products during the month that are named after a celestial object. One noticeable brand is Subaru cars. Their badge consists of six stars, with one now more prominent, and is the insignia adopted by a conglomeration established by six Japanese manufacturers in the 1950s. Subaru also just happens to be the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
The compact swarm is often better known as the Seven Sisters and is now visible above the eastern…
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