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  2. Gemini (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    An animation of the constellation Gemini (center), "the twins", shows two parallel stick figures. Gemini is associated with the myth of Castor and Polydeuces (also known as Pollux), collectively known as the Dioscuri. [3] [4] Gemini lies between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north, Monoceros and Canis ...

  3. Your Stargazing Calendar for 2024: Catch a Total Solar ...

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    Meanwhile, “blue moons” don’t actually appear blue—when a month has two full moons, the second one is called a blue moon. ... focused in the region of the constellation Gemini. While the ...

  4. Here’s how to watch this year’s brightest meteor shower - AOL

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    “The moon is going to be full on the 15th, about a day after the peak, so that moonlight is going to wash out the meteors,” Cooke said. ... the constellation of Gemini lies low in the east at ...

  5. Geminid meteor shower: How and where to catch a glimpse of ...

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    Although meteors are visible across the night sky, they will often appear to originate from the Gemini constellation, RMG added. Find a wide open space to give you the largest possible view of the ...

  6. Castor (star) - Wikipedia

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    Castor is the second-brightest object in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation α Geminorum, which is Latinised to Alpha Geminorum and abbreviated Alpha Gem or α Gem. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.58, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

  7. HD 63433 - Wikipedia

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    It is located in the northern hemisphere, about 73 light-years from the Earth, in the constellation of Gemini. [12] It is visually close to Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation. [7] HD 63433 is predicted to approach within 7.33 light-years of the Sun in 1.33 million years. [21] That will make it one of the nearest stars to the Sun.

  8. Geminid meteor shower peak offers rare chance to see green ...

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    The ‘shooting star’ meteors will emanate from the Gemini constellation, which will be relatively well placed in the sky to avoid the worst impacts of the 92 per cent full Moon. “The ...

  9. Rho Geminorum - Wikipedia

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    Rho Geminorum (ρ Gem) is a star system that lies 59 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini, about 5 degrees west of Castor.The system consists of a primary bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, a faint secondary which has rarely been observed even professionally, and a distant, somewhat bright tertiary which requires telescopic equipment for observation.