Southern cross constellation

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In late December, look for the Northern Cross asterism✨: the observers from mid-northern latitudes will see it shining high in the western part of the sky at nightfall and in the evening.🌃 This prominent pattern of stars is a part of the constellation Cygnus.🦢

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There are three ways to locate due south using the Southern Cross: 1. Draw an imaginary line from the top of the cross to the bottom and extend it 4.5 times. Drop a vertical line from this point, which is the South Celestial Pole (SCP), to the horizon – that place is due south.

The best constellations, stars and deep-sky objects visible from the southern hemisphere, and best places for stargazing south of the equator.

The wonderful constellation of the Southern Cross, also known as the Crux, is a cross shaped star pattern in the skies of the Southern Hemisphere...in Australia we look up and see it and the constellation is often used as a representation of Australia itself. Living under the Southern Cross means we also see the amazing Centaur constellation of Centaurus of which the Southern Cross is to be found right under him. Within Centaurus and Crux lies the nearest star system in the sky, that of...