"In Gemini there are 18 stars..."- - Ibn-Ezra"It has 21 stars..." - - Vettius Valens"the stars in the feet of Gemini have an influence similar to that of Mercury, and moderately to that of Venus; the bright stars in the thighs are like Saturn. It is said to cause trouble and disgrace, sickness, loss of fortune, affliction and danger to the knees."
Ptolemy With spring approaching Gemini lies right along the Milky Way, and the ecliptic (the region in which the Sun and planets are constrained) passes through it.It is circumscribed (clockwise from north over west) by the constellations of Auriga, Taurus, Orion, Monoceros, Cancer and Lynx.The declination of this constellation ranges from +10 to +35 degrees. The most prominent stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux, the "heads" of the twins in the upper left of the image.
A few galactic deep sky objects are visible in Gemini. Impressive is the rich open star cluster M 35 near the feet of the twins.Uranus and Pluto were discovered in Gemini.
Ptolemy With spring approaching Gemini lies right along the Milky Way, and the ecliptic (the region in which the Sun and planets are constrained) passes through it.It is circumscribed (clockwise from north over west) by the constellations of Auriga, Taurus, Orion, Monoceros, Cancer and Lynx.The declination of this constellation ranges from +10 to +35 degrees. The most prominent stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux, the "heads" of the twins in the upper left of the image.
A few galactic deep sky objects are visible in Gemini. Impressive is the rich open star cluster M 35 near the feet of the twins.Uranus and Pluto were discovered in Gemini.
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