I'm sorry, but I must ask a stupid question. My excuse is I live in a light-polluted area and can't see every star that is up there. When I look north peering at the Big Dipper and follow a straight line going west away from the bowl (not the handle) there are two stars of just about equal brightness separated a bit but otherwise looking like twins. The one on the right is a double star. What are these two stars? Are they Pollux and Castor in Gemini, or am I looking at Capella and Menkalinan in Auriga?
Two Stars & a Dumb Question
Started by Richard Allen, 04/28/2002 02:21AM
Posted 04/28/2002 02:21AM
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Posted 04/28/2002 02:57AM
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From your description it sounds like you are looking at Castor and Pollux. There is quite a difference in brightness between Capella and Menkalinan.
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