Comments on: Meet Castor: It’s 6 stars in one

By: emerald

emerald — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:06:00 +0000

circles . ~ light shows as circles /circular waves like water /a skipping flat stone curved . our atmosphere same / angles of trajectory very relevant with decline or ascend. orbit almost circles ~ovals or pulled gravitational directions . infrared to next level of analytical spectrum would be better results . is the “our” ~?! universe filled with more curved directions . i … will not be around to post more but keep this one in active cells to ponder . keep the youth learning past the funding requests. not everyone has money to share yet factually it is needed . hope your site gets every site it can , it will help the next gen learn better than the now gen. there is so much to know and learn . that’s about it forever ……………………………………. thank you in your en-devours

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Top 10 Strangest Things In Space — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 08:48:33 +0000

[…] system, as well as four M-type red dwarves. All together, though, these six stars put out roughly 52.4 times more luminosity than that of our […]

By: Gary Marshall

Gary Marshall — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:57:00 +0000

I’ve just split this now :) Have been looking at Jupiter, it’s 4 Galilean moons and our Moon too.

By: Teamonger

Teamonger — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:54:00 +0000

In reply to Zack Sande. If I had to guess, I'd say you were seeing Sirius, the brightest star. Get yourself a star wheel, and line up the date and time.

By: Zack Sande

Zack Sande — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:21:00 +0000

What star appears in the mid to low south-western equatorial sky, after sunset

By: My Weekend Observing Report: Doubles, Planets, a New Eyepiece and Other Comments

My Weekend Observing Report: Doubles, Planets, a New Eyepiece and Other Comments — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:02:31 +0000

[…] Nice report Don, I'm glad you got some clear skies. Next time you look at Castor, try and spot the third star in the system, which, like the other two, is actually a double, making six in all. Castor is six stars in one | Brightest Stars | EarthSky […]

By: Illumination

Illumination — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:30:00 +0000

In reply to haack. what is happening in the sky?

By: Top 10 Strangest Things In Space | DAMN WEIRD ARTICLES

Top 10 Strangest Things In Space | DAMN WEIRD ARTICLES — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:32:12 +0000

[…] system, as well as four M-type red dwarves. All together, though, these six stars put out roughly 52.4 times more luminosity than that of our sun. 7. Space Raspberries and […]

By: DAMN WEIRD ARTICLES

DAMN WEIRD ARTICLES — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:29:46 +0000

[…] system, as well as four M-type red dwarves. All together, though, these six stars put out roughly 52.4 times more luminosity than that of our sun. 7. Space Raspberries and […]

By: Castor and Pollux point to Mars before dawn August 24 | Alkaon Network

Castor and Pollux point to Mars before dawn August 24 | Alkaon Network — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:01:50 +0000

[…] look to the left of the planet Jupiter to behold the constellation Gemini’s two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux. Draw an imaginary line downward from Castor and through Pollux to locate the red planet […]