If you look south just after dark, you’ll see the easily recognizable constellation Orion, the Hunter. Above and to the ...

The red planet was lined up with the two brightest stars in Gemini, the twins — Castor and Pollux — for an eye-catching sight of the three of them. All my photos were taken with an iPhone Pro ...

It still remains an eye-catching sight, however, thanks to its proximity to the Twin Stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor. Finally, during the last week of February, Mercury and Saturn will pass ...

You can‘t miss Mars with its orange-red hue to the upper left of Orion, placed right in between the twins Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini. The first half of February is the best ...

At magnitude –0.9, the Red Planet should be visible even in the bright moonlight; also visible should be 1st-magnitude Castor and Pollux, the heads of the Twins, to the left of the Moon and Mars.

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Above Procyon and to the left of Orion one can see Gemini, the Twins, and the two stars Castor and Pollux. Castor is the uppermost of the two stars, as the Twins are ...

This month, it is near Castor and Pollux, the twins of Gemini. If the seeing happens to be exceptional, maybe you can see some surface details through a telescope. Charles Hakes teaches in the ...

Above Procyon and to the left of Orion one can see Gemini, the Twins, and the two stars Castor and Pollux. Castor is the uppermost of the two stars, as the Twins are on their "side" just after ...

They are Pollux and Castor, the twin stars of Gemini. You’ll quickly notice they are not twins. Pollux is slightly brighter and shines with a white light. Castor is more golden. You might wonder ...

Look south anytime after dark, and you'll see the red planet Mars just a couple of degrees from bright star Pollux in Gemini, with the other “twin” of Gemini, Castor, close by. At 34 and 51 ...