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How did Gemini come from?

Zeus, who was infatuated with the beauty of Spartan princess Leda, turned into a swan to approach her, and they gave birth to twins-the son of borax and the son of man, Caster. Both of them are brave and adventurous warriors, and they often make great achievements together. They also have a pair of twin cousins-Iddas and Lincks. One day, four people are going to catch cows. When they caught a lot of cows and prepared to share them equally, greedy Iddas and Lincks took advantage of borax and Caster's surprise and snatched them back. The enraged twins had a big fight, and Iddas shot casto with an arrow. Borax is very sad. He wants to go to heaven with Kaster, but he can't because he has eternal life. His grief touched Zeus, so he set up a constellation for them, living in the kingdom of heaven and the country of death respectively. Gemini's younger brother, Beta Star, was called "North River III" in ancient China, but it is brighter than its older brother, Alpha Star, and is the 17th brightest star in the whole day. Brother Alpha, known as "Beihe II" in ancient China, is the first confirmed binary star in the history of astronomy. In fact, it is a "six-star" composed of six stars. Interestingly, my brother Beichuan is also a Liuhe star. Gemini has a meteor shower, called Gemini meteor shower. Its radiation point is near Alpha Star, which appears around11every year, and the meteor reaches its peak at 13. Gemini ε meteor shower solar calendar from May 2 1 day to June 2 1 day: Gemini meteor shower period: every year 10, 14 around June 27th; Peak date: 65438+1October 20th; Maximum popularity per hour (ZHR): 3 Location of radiation point: right ascension: 6h 10 m( 100 degree), right declination +27 degree Bright star near the radiation point of Gemini meteor shower: Description of features of Gemini ε meteor shower: Active period of slow Gemini α meteor shower: from 12 to 10 every year. (The traditional maximum is 0: 40 hours 15) Maximum number of meteors per hour (ZHR): 120 Location of radiation point: right ascension: 7 h 28m( 125 degrees), and declination +3 1 degree. Bright star near the radiant point: Alpha Gemini. Description of the characteristics of popular rain: the meteor speed is moderate. Comet parent: Comet Phaeton. The period is 1.4 years, the orbit is very flat, and the nearest distance from the sun is 0. 15 astronomical unit.