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Pollux

Exploring Gemini

Robin Scagell Top stories 30th March 202230th March 2022Castor, Gemini the Twins, M35 star cluster, Pollux, Sky guide
Exploring Gemini

Everyone’s heard of it, and lots of people may think of it as ‘their’ constellation – Gemini, the Twins. It’s famous because it’s in the Zodiac, the path in the sky taken by the planets and indeed the Sun and Moon. In March 2022 there are no planets in Gemini, so its pattern of stars shows up clearly.

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