Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Pollux and Castor
Taken by Raffaello Lena on June 13, 2026 @
Rome Italy
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On June 13 2026 another nice view of the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mercury. Mercury is more visible in these days and located below the stars Pollux and Castor. Waiting the Moon in next days completing the "quartet". As we know and as historical note Castor and Pollux are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology. Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus. Thus Pollux was immortal while Castor was not. Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation of Gemini.
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