Binoculars seemingly show a wider view than the separation of Castor and Pollux. This gives an idea of how much of the constellation that binoculars will indicate at once. In this way, one can locate the stars of the feet and from the...
The radiant point of the meteor shower, the point at which they can be seen is by the Castor which is one of the heads of the twins in this constellation. To locate the centre of activity, just look towards the head. The Geminids are particularly noted for their colours compared to the...
One method is to locate the bright star Rigel at the bottom right of the constellation Orion. From there, you can trace an imaginary line up past Betelgeuse at the top left of Orion. Continuing past this line, Betelgeuse will lead between the heads of the twin stick figures of Gemini: ...