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Tristan Gooley

Tristan Gooley

Tristan Gooley is the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree, How to Read Water, How to Read Nature, The Natural Navigator, The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, The Secret World of Weather and The Nature Instinct. He has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains in three and is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic.

The Pleiades, also known as the “Seven Sisters,” is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Because of its visibility to the naked eye, it has appeared in literature and cultures across time.

A Brief and Amazing History of the Pleiades, Stars That Captivated Ancient Civilizations and Inspired Poets

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high in the night sky around Halloween