Talk:Alcyone (star)

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[edit] Can we see Alcyone B and C with the naked eye?

According to Arcsecond, the visual acuity of the human eye is about 1 arcminute (60 arcseconds). Does that mean that one can see Alcyone B, C and D as separate stars when looking at Alcyone without a telescope? (does someone have a picture of the cluster with pointers to the smaller Alcyones? Image:M45map.jpg just has the main star marked.) --Alvestrand 12:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

This site appears to show images of Alcyone A-D. Short answer, no, they're way too close to the A component and way too dim relative to it to be visible with the naked eye. Xihr 18:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interesting, although definitely not scientific in the least

According to the books of Job 38:31, 2 Chronicles 6:21, and the Jehovah's Witnesses "Reconciliation" (1928) (http://www.webshowplace.com/HeavensGate/ReconciliationP14.html), the Biblical God lives in the Pleiades. Might be useful for some trivia. 12.226.86.248 17:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)