... After wandering about as far from the Sun on the sky as Venus can get, the brilliant evening star crossed paths with the Pleiades star cluster earlier this week. ... M46 and M47: Star Clusters Young and Old . ... Galactic or open star clusters are relatively young swarms of bright stars born together near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. ... In this alluring night skyscape recorded on March 26, a young Moon stands over the distant western horizon in conjunction with brilliant planet Venus. ...