A kite in the Southern Sky

Just as if they had been dotted on top of the myriads of glowing suns in the Milky Way, this image depicts some of the brightest stars of the southern sky: on the right, in a rhomboidal shape reminding that of a kite, are the four stars of the constellation Crux, the Southern cross; in the lower left part, instead, shine the two most brilliant stars of the constellation Centaurus, the Centaur.

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Id:yb_southerncross_cc
Tipo:Fotográfico
Data de divulgação:3 de Dezembro de 2009 às 23:20
Tamanho:3876 x 2562 px

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Nome:Crux Constellation
Tipo:Solar System : Star
Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation
Constellation:Crux
Categoria:Stars

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):12 22 30.66
Position (Dec):-62° 20' 6.83"
Field of view:1466.51 x 969.27 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 10.8° à esquerda da vertical