On March 19th the Moon will be nearing the Pleiades. This view is from mid-northern latitudes an hour after sunset.

On the evening of the 20th the Moon will pass through the cluster. The red circle represents the field of view of 7x50 binoculars. If you have a pair of small general-purpose binoculars, that's probably what size they are, so you can get a great view.

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