Pollux, named for the son of Zeus, is a red giant star with a brightness similar to Mars. It can be found shining to the upper left of Gemini's twin stars after sunset on May 29.

However, while Pollux and Castor are bright, they will not shine as intensely as Mercury. The star Castor, for example, has a magnitude of +1.6, while Pollux shines at +1.1, which is only a ...

Earth comes closest to the Sun, the Quadrantids peak, ... while below it is magnitude 1.2 Pollux. Compare their colors carefully — can you see that Castor appears more blue-white than Pollux, ...

Pollux, named for the son of Zeus, is a red giant star with a brightness similar to Mars. It can be found shining to the upper left of Gemini's twin stars after sunset on May 29.

Mercury now shines at magnitude –0.8 in the evening sky, lingering above the horizon some 80 minutes after the Sun disappears. Tonight, the solar system's smallest planet stands just 20′ from ...