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Southern Cross: Crux constellation, stars and mythology | Space.com
By Vicky Stein, Published November 03, 2022 The Southern Cross is an asterism made up of the most visible stars in the constellation Crux. The iconic group of stars is visible mainly from the Southern Hemisphere. Because of its orientation in the night sky, the Southern Cross has historically served as an essential navigational guide:…
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In the Sky This Month | StarDate Online
In the Sky This Month Orion, Taurus, and Auriga, constellations that rep- resent autumn and winter, vanish in the western evening twilight this month. Hercules is well up in the east-northeast by then, with Ophiuchus just climbing into view in the east. Pairs of planets bracket the sky for much of the month: Jupiter and…
