M45 is well placed

The Pleiades open star cluster (M45) in Taurus will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of +24°06', it is easiest to see from the northern hemisphere but cannot be seen from latitudes much south of 45°S.

From London, it will be visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 17:20, when it rises 12° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:57, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:25, 15° above your western horizon.

At magnitude 1.6, M45 is visible to the naked eye, but best viewed through a pair of binoculars.

The position of M45 is as follows:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

This entry in the observing calendar was provided by In-The-Sky.org

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