Nice. You may know this but the Japanese name for Pleiades is Subaru. The car maker of the same name uses the star cluster for its logo.
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Another fun fact about the Pleiades is that it’s known as the “seven sisters” in Greek and many other indo-European mythologies, but there have only been 6 visible to the naked eye. One in the myths is hidden for some reason.
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Nice. You may know this but the Japanese name for Pleiades is Subaru. The car maker of the same name uses the star cluster for its logo.
Another fun fact about the Pleiades is that it’s known as the “seven sisters” in Greek and many other indo-European mythologies, but there have only been 6 visible to the naked eye. One in the myths is hidden for some reason.
The kicker? There were seven visible in the past. [*100,000 years ago*](https://youtu.be/_qyjKND3dAE?si=03_CoVRO3O5uO9Cg)