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Skywatch: The winter football

Pioneer Press 19 Jan 2025
They’re Castor and Pollux marking the heads of the side-by-side twins Castor and Pollux ... Castor and Pollux aren’t just two stars ... From Castor and Pollux, draw an imaginary line almost straight up, ...
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Starry Starry Night: Winter Hexagon in our skies

Guam Pacific Daily News 16 Jan 2025
Those two bright stars just above and to the left of Mars are Castor and Pollux, the brightest stars in Gemini the Twins ... The one that’s closest to Procyon is Pollux and it’s the 17th brightest star. You’ll find Mars quite close to Pollux.
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Monday night sky offers rare celestial event: Full moon will obscure Mars

Coloradoan 13 Jan 2025
Full moon names and their meanings. A full moon occurs roughly once every month ... When will the wolf moon and Mars show take place? ... A bonus to the show is that stars Castor and Pollux, Mars and the moon will form a nearly straight line in the night sky.
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Mars will be high in January sky: The Night Sky by Steve Conard

Potter Leader-Enterprise 10 Jan 2025
Mars comes to opposition on Jan. 16. This is the point that the earth overtakes Mars in their respective orbits around the sun ... You’ll see Castor and Pollux, the twin stars of Gemini and just below them you’ll see the somewhat brighter, redder, Mars.
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From after-hours fun in Tignes to the endless slopes of Les Sybelles - here's why ...

The Daily Mail 06 Jan 2025
The best part? These world-class resorts might be more affordable than you think ... Val Thorens is your gateway to the massive Les Trois Vallées area ... It's right in the heart of things, just a 100-metre shuffle from the Castor & Pollux slope ... .
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What’s up in the sky? What DC stargazers should watch for in January

Wtop 01 Jan 2025
Bright and reddish-orange Mars lines up with the two brightest stars in Gemini, the TwinsCastor and Pollux — for an eye catching sight of the three of them in a line in the East.
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10 World-Famous Paintings Embracing Greek Mythology

Greek Reporter 01 Jan 2025
Ulysses and the Sirens,” John William Waterhouse, 1891. Credit. Public Domain ... Greek Mythology References in Art ... 1. The Birth of Venus ... 2 ... 3 ... Credit ... 4 ... This led to the birth of twin heroes, Castor and Pollux, as well as the famed Helen of Troy.
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Stargazing in Maryland in 2025: Partial solar and lunar eclipses in March, a ‘celestial group ...

Baltimore Sun 01 Jan 2025
Get ready for March 2025, the most exciting month to look skyward in the Baltimore area in the New Year ... In fairness to 2025, 2024 was a tough act to follow ... During this time, the sun is in a stormy state ... January ... February ... Castor, Pollux and Procyon ... 21.
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The Sky This Week from December 27 to January 3: The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks

Astronomy 27 Dec 2024
The Twins’ two standout stars are Castor and Pollux in the northeastern reaches of the ...
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NASA's Solar Probe flying faster and closer than ever to the sun | The Sky Guy

Tallahassee Democrat 27 Dec 2024
NASA is getting up close and personal with the Sun ... Parker also hit a record speed of 420,000 mph in its deep dive into the Sun’s atmosphere ... 3rd ... 3rd ... Moon and bright stars Castor and Pollux form a line with Mars just below the Moon in the evening sky.
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Astro Bob: Bundle up for a busy January of skywatching

Duluth News Tribune 27 Dec 2024
Busy, busy, busy. Lots of things are happening in the night sky during the coldest month of the year ... The four brightest planets are still afoot ... On Jan ... ... 17 – Mars makes a nearly perfect straight line with the stars Pollux and Castor in Gemini tonight.
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In The Sky During January

Oelwein Daily Register 23 Dec 2024
On January 15, it will be close below Pollux and in line with Pollux and Castor above ... Observing Highlights. - Jan ... - Jan ... - Jan ... - Jan ... It will be in line with Pollux close above it and Castor above Pollux, the bright twin stars of Gemini (the Twins) ... .
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The biggest meteor shower of the YEAR peaks this evening with up to 150 shooting ...

The Daily Mail 14 Dec 2024
If you're having trouble finding Castor you can try drawing an imaginary line through the handle of the plough and its bottom-right star and follow that until you see the two bright stars of Castor and Pollux sitting near each other.
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Geminid meteor shower will peak this week — here’s where and when to watch 2024’s ...

New York Post 11 Dec 2024
The Gemini constellation relates to the myth of the mythological twins Castor and Pollux ... The Gemini constellation relates to the myth of the mythological twins Castor and Pollux.

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