Finding Gemini the Twins Constellation in the Night Sky
Gemini is a zodiac constellation, which means the Sun passes through it during the course of the year. This pattern is inspired by the Greek mythological twins Castor and Pollux, and the brightest stars of this pattern are named after the brothers. Gemini is located in the northern celestial hemisphere, between Taurus and Cancer.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
2:27 - Pattern of Gemini
7:19 - Bright Stars of Gemini
9:47 - Celestial Objects of Gemini
12:53 - Mythologies of Gemini
Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Gemini Meteor Shower: • Geminids Meteor Shower
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Photo Attributions
▶Gemini Constellation Photographs and Maps: Akira Fujii - The Constellations http://www.davidmalin.com/fujii/gener...
▶Gemini Constellation Illustration: By Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi - New York Public Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Gemini Constellation Visualization Map: By AugPi at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Gemini and Orion Constellation Photograph: By 弧微分 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Pollux and Castor Sculpture: By János Korom Dr., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Gemini and Orion Constellation Photograph: By Alejandro Sanchez de Miguel - http://lossofthenight.blogspot.de/201..., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 35 and NGC 2158: By Oliver Stein - Homepage of Oliver Stein http://www.estelar.de/deepsky/kb_300_..., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶IC 444 Photograph: By Credit Line and Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona - http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gall..., CC BY-SA 3.0 us, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Medusa Nebula (enhanced): By ESO - ESO website, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Medusa Nebula: By Jschulman555 - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Castor Statue: By NoJin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Pollux Statue: By NoJin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶NGC 2420: By Sloan Digital Sky Survey - http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/SkySer..., CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Gemini Map: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - [1], CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Castor and Pollux Sculpture: By Yair Haklai (Photo taken by Yair Haklai), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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