According to BBC Sky at Night Magazine, it is all a matter of perspective and how we see objects in the night sky from Earth.

Slightly brighter Pollux lies closer to the ground as Gemini rises, with Castor above it. Through a telescope, Mars now appears 13” across and roughly fully lit. Observers with large scopes and ...

“Bright stars Pollux and Castor in Gemini are just to its north.” Somewhat faint, but visible low in the west for the first hour after sunset, and increasingly lower as the month goes ...

This navigational starline is a key tool for Polynesian voyagers and is composed of the stars Nanamua (Castor), Nanahope (Pollux) — also known as Na Mahoe (Gemini) — and ‘A‘a (Sirius).

Castor and Pollux were named for the twins in Greek mythology. Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini and is brighter than Castor. It is golden in color and a planet was discovered orbiting this star.

It still remains an eye-catching sight, however, thanks to its proximity to the Twin Stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor. Finally, during the last week of February, Mercury and Saturn will pass ...

The red planet was lined up with the two brightest stars in Gemini, the twins — Castor and Pollux — for an eye-catching sight of the three of them. All my photos were taken with an iPhone Pro ...

Gemini consists of two long lines of stars, each topped with a bright star. The constellation takes its name from those bright stars — Pollux on the left, Castor on the right, and farther to the north ...

On Sunday, February 9, two space objects were seen in the evening sky. At 21:40 Kyiv time, Mars (-0.8m) and the Moon (92%) ...