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 3872→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031
1 May 3872 2 May 3872 3 May 3872 4 May 3872 5 May 3872 6 May 3872 7 May 3872 8 May 3872 9 May 3872 10 May 3872 11 May 3872 12 May 3872 13 May 3872 14 May 3872 15 May 3872 16 May 3872 17 May 3872 18 May 3872 19 May 3872 20 May 3872 21 May 3872 22 May 3872 23 May 3872 24 May 3872 25 May 3872 26 May 3872 27 May 3872 28 May 3872 29 May 3872 30 May 3872 31 May 3872 1 June 3872 10 Camelopardalis 1202 11 Camelopardalis 1202 12 Camelopardalis 1202 13 Camelopardalis 1202 14 Camelopardalis 1202 15 Camelopardalis 1202 16 Camelopardalis 1202 17 Camelopardalis 1202 18 Camelopardalis 1202 19 Camelopardalis 1202 20 Camelopardalis 1202 21 Camelopardalis 1202 22 Camelopardalis 1202 23 Camelopardalis 1202 24 Camelopardalis 1202 25 Camelopardalis 1202 26 Camelopardalis 1202 27 Camelopardalis 1202 28 Camelopardalis 1202 1 Chamaeleon 1202 2 Chamaeleon 1202 3 Chamaeleon 1202 4 Chamaeleon 1202 5 Chamaeleon 1202 6 Chamaeleon 1202 7 Chamaeleon 1202 8 Chamaeleon 1202 9 Chamaeleon 1202 10 Chamaeleon 1202 11 Chamaeleon 1202 12 Chamaeleon 1202
MD 674432 MD 674433 MD 674434 MD 674435 MD 674436 MD 674437 MD 674438 MD 674439 MD 674440 MD 674441 MD 674442 MD 674443 MD 674444 MD 674445 MD 674446 MD 674447 MD 674448 MD 674449 MD 674450 MD 674451 MD 674452 MD 674453 MD 674454 MD 674455 MD 674456 MD 674457 MD 674458 MD 674459 MD 674460 MD 674461 MD 674462 MD 674463 MS 656213 MS 656214 MS 656215 MS 656216 MS 656217 MS 656218 MS 656219 MS 656220 MS 656221 MS 656222 MS 656223 MS 656224 MS 656225 MS 656226 MS 656227 MS 656228 MS 656229 MS 656230 MS 656231 MS 656232 MS 656233 MS 656234 MS 656235 MS 656236 MS 656237 MS 656238 MS 656239 MS 656240 MS 656241 MS 656242 MS 656243