Tonight's gibbous moon can help guide skywatchers to two iconic stars in the night sky. The scene can be easily viewed with the unaided eye; however, viewing the spectacle through binoculars will ...
On November 25, Jupiter will be observable approximately 10° above the eastern horizon by 9 P.M. local time, positioned 7° south of Pollux and visible near Gemini's twin stars, Castor and Pollux.
Jupiter will be observable in Gemini, passing 7° south of Pollux at 11 A.M. EDT, with a visual magnitude of –2.2. The prominent stars Pollux and Castor are described, with Pollux noted as a magnitude ...
Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Its intriguing features include a shockingly weak magnetic field and an orbiting exoplanet.