from Utah Skies on Google Images
Windy. Saturday night was cold and clear. I went outside to do some star gazing. Wood smoke pouring out of the chimney. I was looking for some Caldwell objects, and one of them, NGC 2237, is located at the foot of the constellation Gemini; Castor & Pollux, the "Twins." Finding these Caldwell objects is a struggle for me, and I looked at Gemini for a long time. As I was looking, putting the celestial pieces together, I finally got it. I could really see the twins. They were holding hands, skipping their way across the night sky. I had that feeling that I often get from astronomy of the expanding of my heavenly universe, that I was welcoming the "Twins" into my personal neighborhood.
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