The Pleiades

Collected by Chang Whan from the Karajá Indians of Brazil. The Pleiades or "Seven Sisters" is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Nearly all ancient cultures had a unique name for it and an associated body of folklore. In Japan it was known as Subaru. Today the cluster appears in the automaker's corporate logo.

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1  2  3  4  5  6  7  all © 2010 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 7 - Release the 5 loop, pass 1 down and away from you under 1n, and extend the figure with palms facing away, 2 and 3 pressed together. You have "The Pleiades". Each diamond represents a star in the cluster.