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Fortunately there is an easy way to locate the Southern Cross and be certain you have the right one. Each night, as it passes across the sky, the Southern Cross has trailing behind it two bright stars known as the pointers, so named since they seem to point to the top of the Cross (they do in fact just miss but .......
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www.southernskies.com.au/astronomy/cross.htm
www.southernskies.com.au/astronomy/cross.htm
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Astrophotograph of the Southern Cross (Crux) and its pointers: alpha and beta Centauri. ... This image, reduced in size, but still much more magnified than the Canon 5D Southern Cross photograph, is from Aladin sky atlas. ; Central coordinates of the field (J2000): RA: 12 25 46.2686; Dec: -64 01 19.516;
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nzphoto.tripod.com/astro/asoutherncross.htm
nzphoto.tripod.com/astro/asoutherncross.htm
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'Crux', being Latin for 'cross', commonly known as the 'Southern Cross' (in contrast to the Cygnus (constellation) Northern Cross), is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but nevertheless one of the most distinctive.
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www.starrynightphotos.com/southern_sky/sthn_cross.htm
www.starrynightphotos.com/southern_sky/sthn_cross.htm
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back to ABC Online ... ABC Children's Home Page ... The Games Centre...
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www.abc.net.au/children/space/games/skypictures/cross.h...
www.abc.net.au/children/space/games/skypictures/cross.htm
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The problem for most people is that they do not know when or where to look to see the station or other spacecraft in the night sky. NASA SkyWatch is a tool for you to get this information. This guide is intended to help you run NASA SkyWatch the first time or two you try.
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www.mv-southerncross.com/Main/skywatch.htm
www.mv-southerncross.com/Main/skywatch.htm
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This breathtaking patch of sky would be above you were you to stand at the South Pole of the Earth. On the upper left of this image are the four stars that mark the boundaries of the famous Southern Cross. ... email this story ... share this story on facebook...
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Earthsky Tonight - visible southern ... Find us on Sky in Google Earth ... Earth Sky: A clear voice for science...
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www.earthsky.org/skywatching/southern-cross-visible-in-...
www.earthsky.org/skywatching/southern-cross-visible-in-hawaii-before-sunrise
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th, 8:15 p.m., Southern Cross will host SCAS Honorary member and FIU research astronomer DR. JAMES R. WEBB with his informative program: CAREERS in ASTRONOMY. ... Binoculars will help youngsters and novices enjoy a nightly `treasure hunt' across the sky and appreciate Mother Nature's celestial artistry,
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Crux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the So...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux
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