In relation to the Star symbols of birth (this cycle) including Chinese- Aldebaran and the Pleiades & Thuban
Aldebaran English pronunciation: /ælˈdebərən/ (α Tau, α Tauri, Alpha Tauri) is a red giant star located about 68 light years away in the
zodiac constellation of Taurus. With an average apparent magnitude of 0.87 it is the brightest star in the constellation and is one of the brightest
stars in the nighttime sky. The name Aldebaran is Arabic (الدبران al-dabarān) and translates literally as "the follower", presumably because
this bright star appears to follow the Pleiades, or "Seven Sisters" star cluster in the night sky.
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In astronomy, the Pleiades (pron.: /ˈplaɪ.ədiːz/ or /ˈpliː.ədiːz/), or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45 or M45), is an open star cluster
containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most
obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. The name Pleiades comes from Greek mythology; the celestial entity has several meanings in different
cultures and traditions.
The cluster is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint
reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster (hence the alternate name Maia
Nebula after the star Maia), but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through.
Computer simulations have shown that the Pleiades was probably formed from a compact configuration that resembled the Orion Nebula. Astronomers
estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years, after which it will disperse due to gravitational interactions with its
Thuban also known by its Bayer designation Alpha Draconis (α Draconis, α Dra) is a star (or star system) in the constellation of Draco. A relatively
inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star in ancient times.
Thuban is an Arabic word for snake ثعبان thuʿbān.
Even though Johann Bayer gave Thuban the designation Alpha, its apparent magnitude of 3.65 is 3.7 times fainter than the brightest star in the
constellation, Gamma Draconis (Eltanin), whose apparent magnitude is 2.24.
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