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“At this time of year, the constellation of Gemini lies low in the east at sunset, is overhead at 2 in the morning and sets in the western sky as the sun rises,” Lunsford said.
Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the northern celestial hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
Still, the Geminid meteor shower is typically one of the best and most reliable of the year, so skywatchers could spot some bright ones streaking across the night sky if conditions are clear.
The biggest meteor shower of the year will peak on Friday 13 December, offering skygazers a rare chance to see hundreds of green shooting stars. The annual spectacle will deliver up to one meteor ...
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.
Theta Geminorum (θ Gem, θ Geminorum) is a single [11] star in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It is visual to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.59. [ 2 ] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 17.25 mas , [ 1 ] it is about 189 light years distant from the Sun .
What’s the best way to see the Geminids? The Geminid meteor shower has been known to produce a peak of more than 150 meteors per hour, according to RMG. In reality, the number which can be seen ...
Epsilon Geminorum or ε Geminorum, formally named Mebsuta / m ɛ b ˈ s uː t ə /, [11] [12] is a star in the constellation of Gemini, on the outstretched right 'leg' of the twin Castor. The apparent visual magnitude of +3.06 [ 2 ] makes it one of the brighter stars in this constellation.