Does anyone know any intersesting facts about the Hyades and Aldebaran?
The Hyades is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. Its brightest stars form a “V” shape along with the red giant Aldebaran, the brightest star in the field of view, which is not part of the cluster. The Hyades, at 151 light years from Earth, form the nearest star cluster. The distance to the Hyades is known accurately because each star’s radial velocity and proper motion are the same and well measured, making it easy to compute the precise distance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyades_(sta… Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Tauri. Because of its location in the head of Taurus, it has historically been called the Bull’s Eye. Aldebaran has the appearance of being the brightest member of the more scattered Hyades cluster, which is the closest star cluster to Earth. However, it
