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The two brightest stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux, which mark the heads of the twins Castor and Pollux. Seeing the rest of Gemini can be a little tricky, but it’s certainly doable.

Known as the “dog star” for its place amid the constellation Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. The vivid star is one of the nearest to Earth, at just 8.6 light-years ...

The constellation Gemini is also the backdrop for the annual Gemini meteor shower that peaks the night of Dec. 13-14. Normally it’s one of the best meteor showers of the year.

At magnitude –1.3, the Red Planet is much brighter than the 1st-magnitude star. Pollux is one of two bright stars in Gemini; hanging above it as the constellation rises is Castor, slightly ...

The constellations surrounding Orion are Gemini the Twins, ... Look below the three iconic bright stars in a row that make up Orion’s belt for a line of three fainter stars that depict his sword.

The Big Dipper serves as a guide to other key stars and constellations in the spring sky. ... The brightest star in this pattern, Regulus, is a blue-white star located 79 light years away.