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Gemini

Messier Objects

M35 is an open cluster which is easy to see through binoculars.

Other Deep Sky Objects

The planetary nebula NGC 2392 is also known as the Eskimo Nebula and is just visible through a small telescope.

Stars With (Un)Common Names

alpha

Castor appears as a binary through a small telescope but is actually a six-star system.

beta

Pollux is a first magnitude star and actually is brighter than Castor.

gamma

Alhena

delta

Wasat

epsilon

Mebsuta

zeta

Mekbuda is a Cepheid variable with a period of around 10 days.

eta

Propus is a pulsating red giant. W. Herschel discovered the planet Uranus on 13 March 1781 near this star.

Meteor Shower Radiants

Although few leave trains, the medium-speed Geminids are nearly as colourful as the Perseids in Perseus. This shower is unusual in that it is associated with the minor planet 3200 Phaeton instead of a comet. The radiant is near the star Castor.

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