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 From  - CosmicPursuits, Edited by - Amal Udawatta, A wide view of the Pleiades star cluster. The Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus is one of a handful of objects in the heavens that never fail to amaze and inspire even the most experienced observers. As beautiful in an inexpensive pair of binoculars as in images from big professional telescopes, this star cluster presents visual observers an especially lovely sight with stars of an unearthly blue ensconced amid a faint frost of nebulosity. If there were more objects like it in the night sky, there would be a lot more amateur astronomers in the world . The Most Famous Star Cluster Sometimes called the Seven Sisters, the Starry Seven, and the Seven Atlantic Sisters, the stars of this small dipper-shaped cluster take their names from the ancient Greek god Atlas, his wife Pleione, and their seven daughters. The star Atlas marks the handle of the dipper-shaped cluster. The stars Alcyone, Maia, Electra, Taygeta, and...

  By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, Amal Udawatta, Image caption, The coronation weekend will include concerts, public celebrations and a bank holiday World-famous entertainers will perform at Windsor Castle as part of a weekend of celebrations to mark the King's coronation, it has been announced. The concert will be broadcast on the BBC on 7 May featuring "global music icons", orchestras and a diverse "coronation choir". It will come the day after the coronation at Westminster Abbey. Processions to and from the abbey will take place, ending with a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace. These are among the new details just released on plans for the weekend which the King and Queen Consort hope will be an opportunity for friends, families and communities to celebrate together, said Buckingham Palace. The concert choir will be picked from amateur choirs, including from the NHS, refugees, LGBTQ+ singing groups and deaf-signing choirs, reflecting the aim to ma...

From- BBC  News, Edited by- Amal Udawatta Veteran US folk-rock star David Crosby has died aged 81, his representative has confirmed. He helped set up two major bands in the 1960s: The Byrds, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. He was renowned for his guitar-playing and vocal harmonies. His career saw him achieve the rare feat of being inducted to the revered Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Former bandmates saluted Crosby's creative talents, while acknowledging the conflicts they had endured. IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, David Crosby on stage in 2018 Crosby's wife told showbiz site Variety that he died "after a long illness" while surrounded by family. "His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music," her statement added. Crosby was born in California on 14 August 1941, the son of Oscar-winning Hollywood cinematographer Floyd Crosby. He joined The Byrds in 1964 - a folk-rock group who scored their first hit with a cover of Bob Dylan...