A meteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere past the stars Castor and ... [+] Pollux (two bright stars, R) on December 12, 2009 above Southold, New York.
If you aren't familiar with the Gemini constellation, now is the perfect time to look for its two most distinctive stars: Castor and Pollux, known as the "twins" of Gemini. If you need help ...
Pollux will be closest to the moon, while the somewhat dimmer star Castor will lie just above it. Meanwhile, glowing below the moon like an orange luminary in the dark of the night is not a star ...
a waning gibbous moon topped by bright red Mars and two stars on top of each other — Pollux and Castor in the constellation Gemini. The crescent of four lights of decreasing brightness will look ...