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Source: starling.global Hello Twiskiesss! All of you must have been know about Hercules Constellation, right? but have you all ever wondered what is the legend behind it until it called "The Kneeling One"? If you don't, I'll tell a story about it here. Please take a seat and read the Mythology thoroughly. Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal woman. Zeus lay him at Hera's breast as a newborn while she slept. After suckling her milk, Heracles became immortal. Hera became angered by this and made Heracles' life miserable at every step. She cast a magic that caused him to lose his sanity and turn on his children. When he recovered consciousness and realized what he had done, he went to the Oracle at Delphi to see how he could atone for his actions. The Oracle assigned him to serve Eurystheus, King of Mycenae, for 12 years. It was then that he was given the name Heracles, which means "the glory of Hera." The Labours of Heracles were a set of...

Source: astropixle.com Hello, Twiskies. I'm back with another interesting information about astronomy. Now we're gonna discuss some facts about Rigel, the brightest star in Orion constellation. A little funfact, Rigel is my most favorite star, Twiskies! Okay let's start our journey to Rigel, Twiskies! Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion. The Bayer designation is β Orionis, Latinized to Beta Orionis and shortened as Beta Ori or β Ori. Rigel is the brightest and most massive component, as well as the eponym, of a stellar system including at least four stars that appear to the naked eye as a single blue-white point of light. This system is located roughly 860 light-years (260 pc) from the Sun. 1.  Rigel vs Our Sun Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion. Rigel's brightness is equivalent to 40,000 times the brightness of the sun! Rigel also has a much larger diameter than the sun, which is about 78 times larger than the diameter of the ...

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Source: virtualtelescope.eu Hellooow, Twiskies. Are any of you Gemini zodiac signs? Because now we will discuss the Geminid Meteor Shower which its radiant point is centered in the Gemini constellation! It's so interesting isn't it? Let the journey begin. The Geminids are regarded as one of the most beautiful meteor showers of the year, with the prospect of seeing approximately 120 meteors per hour at its peak, which occurs on December 13 or 14, depending on your time zone. In my time zone, it's tonight! how about you all, Twiskies? Are you interested to watch this meteor shower? If yes, then I will provide you the information about it, no need to worries, the information are based on the trusted source. The Best Time to Watch Geminid Meteor Shower Here I provide you all the table according to my time zone (GMT+7) or for those Twiskies who lived in the same country as me. Source: timeanddate.com How to Watch Geminid Meteor Shower All you need to see a meteor shower is your ...