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 3249→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031
1 May 3249 2 May 3249 3 May 3249 4 May 3249 5 May 3249 6 May 3249 7 May 3249 8 May 3249 9 May 3249 10 May 3249 11 May 3249 12 May 3249 13 May 3249 14 May 3249 15 May 3249 16 May 3249 17 May 3249 18 May 3249 19 May 3249 20 May 3249 21 May 3249 22 May 3249 23 May 3249 24 May 3249 25 May 3249 26 May 3249 27 May 3249 28 May 3249 29 May 3249 30 May 3249 31 May 3249 1 June 3249 28 Columba 871 1 Monoceros 871 2 Monoceros 871 3 Monoceros 871 4 Monoceros 871 5 Monoceros 871 6 Monoceros 871 7 Monoceros 871 8 Monoceros 871 9 Monoceros 871 10 Monoceros 871 11 Monoceros 871 12 Monoceros 871 13 Monoceros 871 14 Monoceros 871 15 Monoceros 871 16 Monoceros 871 17 Monoceros 871 18 Monoceros 871 19 Monoceros 871 20 Monoceros 871 21 Monoceros 871 22 Monoceros 871 23 Monoceros 871 24 Monoceros 871 25 Monoceros 871 26 Monoceros 871 27 Monoceros 871 1 Volans 871 2 Volans 871 3 Volans 871
MD 446886 MD 446887 MD 446888 MD 446889 MD 446890 MD 446891 MD 446892 MD 446893 MD 446894 MD 446895 MD 446896 MD 446897 MD 446898 MD 446899 MD 446900 MD 446901 MD 446902 MD 446903 MD 446904 MD 446905 MD 446906 MD 446907 MD 446908 MD 446909 MD 446910 MD 446911 MD 446912 MD 446913 MD 446914 MD 446915 MD 446916 MD 446917 MS 434817 MS 434818 MS 434819 MS 434820 MS 434821 MS 434822 MS 434823 MS 434824 MS 434825 MS 434826 MS 434827 MS 434828 MS 434829 MS 434830 MS 434831 MS 434832 MS 434833 MS 434834 MS 434835 MS 434836 MS 434837 MS 434838 MS 434839 MS 434840 MS 434841 MS 434842 MS 434843 MS 434844 MS 434845 MS 434846 MS 434847