Science Source Stock Photo - Historical artwork of the constellation of Gemini

Historical artwork of the constellation of Gemini

Description: Gemini. Coloured historical artwork of the constellation of Gemini. The constellation is depicted as a pair of twins, one holding a club, the other a flail. Gemini is the third sign of the Zodiac. The Sun is in Gemini between 21 May and 21 June. It is a prominent constellation, famed for the two bright stars which form the twins' heads; Castor (right) and Pollux (left). The Sun's path, the ecliptic, is shown by the black and red line at centre. This artwork is based on a sky map by the Polish-German astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), which was published posthumously in 1690.

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Detlev van Ravenswaay/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2178504

Legacy Identifier: SD5692

Type: Image

Size: 4336px × 3306px (~41 MB)

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