Sunday, May 13, 2012

What is the second way to find Gemini?

The second way to find Gemini is to use Ursa Major, commonly known as The Big Dipper, as a guide. This method is more complicated than the last. There are four steps to this method. 1. Locate The Big Dipper. 2. Draw an imaginary line between the first to stars of the handle on the Big Dipper to the star of the lower front of the cup. 3. Extend this imaginary line to a bright star, this is Pollux the brightest star in Gemini, next to it is another bright star, this is Castor. 4. Track Southeast from Castor and Pollux and trace out the rest of the constellation.