... The peak of Mauna Kea , on the Big Island (upper left), boasts an impressive array of astronomical instruments including twin Kecks , the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope , the NASA IRTF , the JCMT and UKIRT , the Subaru and the Gemini Telescope Project . ...
... NGC 2158's bright blue stars have self-destructed , leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower star s. Both clusters are visible toward the constellation of Gemini -- M35 with binoculars and NGC 2158 with a small telescope. ...
... Castor and Pollux, twins in Greek Mythology, are appropriately bright stars of the constellation Gemini while Procyon is the brightest star in Canis Minor . ...
... The celestial highlights include M42 (aka the Great Nebula of Orion), Orion's Horsehead nebula, the Rosette and Cone nebulae, and nearby star clusters M45 (Pleiades) and Gemini's own M35 . ...
... Star formation continues in the Lagoon Nebula as witnessed by the many globules that exist there. Tomorrow's picture: Gemini Stargate . < | Archive | ...
... NGC 2158 's bright blue stars have self-destructed , leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower star s. Both clusters are visible toward the constellation of Gemini -- M35 with binoculars and NGC 2158 with a small telescope. ...
... Farther to the right of the planetary triangle are Pollux and Castor, twin stars of Gemini, with Regulus , bright star of the constellation Leo, at the very upper left corner of the picture. ...
... In fact, many historic space explorations began with Titan launches, including manned Gemini missions, the Viking missions to Mars, the Voyager tours of the outer solar system, and the Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn. ...