Have you ever wondered what the names of the stars in the Gemini constellation were? You may already know that the twins names are Castor and Pollux, but what stars make up these two?
Castor is the twin on the right, with Pollux to the left. The brightest star in Castor is alpha Geminorum and represents Castor’s head. Pollux is the twin on the left. Pollux’s head is represented by beta Geminorum. His torso is represented by upsilon Geminorum, and his right hand by iota Geminorumlota Geminorum.
Castor’s torso is represented by the star tau Geminorum, with his right hand being represented by the star theta Geminorum. When it comes to the feet of the twins, Castor’s left foot is represented by the star nu Geminorum, with the right being mu Geminorum, which means back foot.
