How to find Pléiades (M45)
This guide starts with a large pattern that is easy to recognize without a telescope. Use Taurus as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach Pléiades (M45).
Pléiades (M45) is 19° above the horizon toward the Northeast.
Use Taurus as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
