IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Gemini
the Twins, Castor and Pollux
OriginAncient
AbbreviationGem
GenitiveGeminorum
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛmɪˌnaɪ/ JEM-ih-ny genitive /ˌdʒɛmɪˈnɔːrəm/
JEM-uh-Nye
LocationNorthern Hemisphere
Primary StarPollux (β Geminorum)
Right Ascention 7h 45m Declination +28° 02'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.223h (13.4m)
Gemini represents the twins Polydeuces (Pollux in Latin) and Castor. Their mother was Leda, and Polydueces’ father was Zeus and Castor’s father was King Tyndareus. Because of his parentage, Polydeuces was immortal, while Castor was not. The twins were inseparable and were involved in many adventures, including Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece. In a fight over two women with another pair of twins, Castor was killed. Polydeuces, not wanting to be without Castor, asked to share his immortality with his brother. Zeus let the two stay together, spending part of their time on Olympus and part in Hades.
www.underthesky.com
Gemini as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←May 2999→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031
1 May 2999 2 May 2999 3 May 2999 4 May 2999 5 May 2999 6 May 2999 7 May 2999 8 May 2999 9 May 2999 10 May 2999 11 May 2999 12 May 2999 13 May 2999 14 May 2999 15 May 2999 16 May 2999 17 May 2999 18 May 2999 19 May 2999 20 May 2999 21 May 2999 22 May 2999 23 May 2999 24 May 2999 25 May 2999 26 May 2999 27 May 2999 28 May 2999 29 May 2999 30 May 2999 31 May 2999 1 June 2999 25 Lynx 738 26 Lynx 738 27 Lynx 738 28 Lynx 738 1 Camelopardalis 738 2 Camelopardalis 738 3 Camelopardalis 738 4 Camelopardalis 738 5 Camelopardalis 738 6 Camelopardalis 738 7 Camelopardalis 738 8 Camelopardalis 738 9 Camelopardalis 738 10 Camelopardalis 738 11 Camelopardalis 738 12 Camelopardalis 738 13 Camelopardalis 738 14 Camelopardalis 738 15 Camelopardalis 738 16 Camelopardalis 738 17 Camelopardalis 738 18 Camelopardalis 738 19 Camelopardalis 738 20 Camelopardalis 738 21 Camelopardalis 738 22 Camelopardalis 738 23 Camelopardalis 738 24 Camelopardalis 738 25 Camelopardalis 738 26 Camelopardalis 738 27 Camelopardalis 738
MD 355575 MD 355576 MD 355577 MD 355578 MD 355579 MD 355580 MD 355581 MD 355582 MD 355583 MD 355584 MD 355585 MD 355586 MD 355587 MD 355588 MD 355589 MD 355590 MD 355591 MD 355592 MD 355593 MD 355594 MD 355595 MD 355596 MD 355597 MD 355598 MD 355599 MD 355600 MD 355601 MD 355602 MD 355603 MD 355604 MD 355605 MD 355606 MS 345974 MS 345975 MS 345976 MS 345977 MS 345978 MS 345979 MS 345980 MS 345981 MS 345982 MS 345983 MS 345984 MS 345985 MS 345986 MS 345987 MS 345988 MS 345989 MS 345990 MS 345991 MS 345992 MS 345993 MS 345994 MS 345995 MS 345996 MS 345997 MS 345998 MS 345999 MS 346000 MS 346001 MS 346002 MS 346003 MS 346004