Kannan A
Singapore
10/06/2021
06:00 am

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Nikon Coolpix P900

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This morning looking directly above head for the waning gibbous moon, I then realised it the vicinity of Castor and Pollux, the two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins. The stars were bright and clear enough to be spotted with the naked eyes and they have been known as Twins for centuries. In the northern hemisphere where Singapore lies, Gemini sits between the well-known constellations of Ursa Major, the great bear, to the north and Orion, the hunter, to the south. Sandwiched between these two obvious star patterns, Gemini can be easy to overlook. Gemini constellation is one of the 12 zodiacal constellations and one of the original 48 constellations documented by Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Its name comes from the Latin for twins and represents the half-brothers Castor and Pollux from classical mythology. The picture on the left of my photograph are simple illustration of the brothers for reference.

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January 20, 2019
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