Controversy in measurement of distance to Pleiades ! Most recent measurement by the US scIentIsts is 443 light year, while that by ESA scientists is 392 light year. CLear divide between US and ESA across the Atlantic ! Pleiades is a nearest constellation with different names: THURAIYA, SUBARU, KRITIKKA, SEVEN SISTERS, MESSER M84 etc across different cultures and is most interesting cluster consisting of seven stars visible by eyes. The constellation was also used to test power of eyes. The constellation lies in KRITIKKA nakshatra in Taurus (BRISHA) rashi. The reason for the discrepancy may be due to averaging: US with 4 stars and ESA with 38 stars.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 03:10:16 +0000
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