Gemini

:For information on the US space program named Gemini see Project Gemini.

Notable features

Gemini includes two bright stars, named after the two twins, who correspond to the Dioscuri in Greek mythology - Castor (α), a pretty telescopic binary (actually sextuple), and Pollux (β), which is brighter and more southwesterly. The other stars are relatively dim - only one, γ Gem (Alhena) is ever seen from a large city - and trace out a rectangle to the southeast.

Related Topics:
Dioscuri - Greek mythology - Castor - Binary - Pollux - γ Gem

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The planet Pluto was discovered in this constellation in 1930, near the star δ Gem (Wasat).

Related Topics:
Pluto - 1930 - δ Gem

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