Gemini is one of the zodiac constellations, and is one of the most prominent of the night sky in the northern hemisphere, particularly in deep winter. Its name is Latin for "twins", referring to the Greek mythological twins Castor and Pollux; because of the closeness of its two exceptionally bright stars, it is associated with twins in many other cultures also. Gemini contains 85 stars visible to the naked eye, of which the eight brightest have common names. Gemini also hosts the Geminid meteor shower every December, known for producing meteor rates of 100 per hour or more, making it one of the brightest and most productive showers of the year.
The Greek name Propus means "foot", as does Orion's Arabic-named star:
Rigel (N 40° 06.625 W 74° 30.745)
Betelgeuse (N 40° 06.325 W 74° 30.745)
Procyon (N 40° 06.625 W 74° 30.345)
Pollux (N 40° 06.333 W 74° 30.333)
The Stargazer series features constellations of the night sky, laid out as cache art along the Union Transportation Trail in Upper Freehold, NJ. All Stargazer caches are located on public property within the trail corridor. Hours are sunrise to sunset. Nothing at the posted coordinates.