As seen from Earth, Venus shines about 600 times brighter than Alcyone, the most luminous star in the Pleiades. During the weekend try scanning the group with binoculars. You'll see dozens of faint Pleiades invisible to the unaided eye.Among them, bright Venus looks like a supernova.his weekend, the planet Venus will have a rare close encounter with the Pleiades star cluster. Listen to this story via streaming audio, a downloadable file, or get help. March 31, 2004: The Pleiades are elusive.
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the American Civil War. One of the war's most important generals, Lee's leadership prevented the Northern Army of the Potomac from capturing Richmond and occupying Virginia, prolonging the South's rebellion. Continue Reading.
--General Robert E. Lee sent his troops across the Potomac River into Maryland (a slave state that remained in the Union)--Lee hoped that this show of strength might persuade Maryland to join the Confederacy and convince European nations to support the South--in September 1862, Confederate and Union armies met near the Maryland town of Sharpsburg along Antietam Creek--all day long, McClellan's troops (Union) pounded Lee's badly outnumbered forces.