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Crux () is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive.
Crux is easily visible from the southern hemisphere at practically any time of year.
Contrary to popular belief, Crux is not opposite to Ursa Major.
For locations south of 34 ° S, Crux is circumpolar and thus always visible in the night sky.
Crux is bordered by the constellations Centaurus ( which surrounds it on three sides ) and Musca.
Crux is sometimes confused with the nearby False Cross by stargazers.
Crux is somewhat kite-shaped, and it has a fifth star ( ε Crucis ).
Not all of the nebula is in the borders of Crux ; some of it is technically in Musca and Centaurus.
Royer is also sometimes cited as initially distinguishing Crux.
The separation of Crux from Centaurus is generally attributed to the French astronomer Augustin Royer in 1679, but other historians attribute the invention of Crux to Petrus Plancius in 1613.
The most prominent feature of Crux is the distinctive asterism known as the Southern Cross.
In Australian Aboriginal astronomy, Crux and the Coalsack mark the head of the ' Emu in the Sky ' in several Aboriginal cultures, while Crux itself is said to be a possum sitting in a tree and a representation of the sky deity Mirrabooka.
In ancient Hindu astrology, the modern Crux is referred to as Trishanku.
In Quechua, the language of the Inca civilization, Crux is known as " Chakana ", which means literally " stair " ( chaka, bridge, link ; hanan, high, above ), but carries a deep symbolism within Quechua mysticism.
The rhea's body is marked by the four main stars of Crux, while its head is Gamma Centauri and its feet are the bright stars of Musca.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ( Crux / Southern Cross Sports Club ) is a first class football ( soccer ) club in Brazil.
Eugene Solano, his mission operator, is codenamed " Crux ".
Zeitgeist: the Movie claims that the Sun can be in the vicinity of Crux: this is seen through the northern hemisphere of the earth.
It is the second smallest of the modern constellations ( after Crux ), spanning only 72 square degrees.

Crux and on
An IAU interpretation would recognise Crux ( the Southern Cross ) above the emu's head and Scorpius on the left.
Crux, appearing on a number of flags and insignia
The brightest stars of Crux appear on the flags of Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.
Crux also appears on the Brazilian coat of arms.
A stylized version of Crux appears on the Australian Eureka Flag.
The story expanded on the mystery of the Precursors ' disappearance and introduced new enemies in the form of the Hegemonic Crux, however, it also removed several aspects of game play present in Star Control II, such as the ability to modify the equipment and capabilities of the player's flagship.
A 2010 paper on Change Resistance as the Crux of the Environmental Sustainability Problem used root cause analysis to find two main root causes of the sustainability problem.
In 1589 he collaborated with the Amsterdam cartographer Jacob Floris van Langren on a 32. 5-cm celestial globe, which, using the sparse information available about southern celestial features, for the first time depicted: Crux the southern cross, Triangulum Australe the southern triangle, and the Magellanic Clouds, Nubecula Major and Minor.
* CD recording of Stuart Saunders Smith's ' Notebook on CD titled Crux, O. O.
* CD recording of Stuart Saunders Smith's ' Notebook on CD titled Crux, O. O.
Anton Bruckner composed a motet based on Vexilla Regis, and Knut Nystedt a choral setting of O Crux Splendidior.
But he's also shown that he has a more serious side, and is well prepared for a fight, as he takes on and defeats Crux, an altered human that was able to defeat Starfire herself.
Aliens of all sorts but especially Tamaraneans, are hunted after on Earth as a man called Crux finds a picture of her, then attacks her and attempts to drain her powers away.
After she is attacked by Crux, it's revealed she was experimented on to some measure by The Citadel, which allowed her to retain her power through unconventional means after being hit with technology designed to drain her powers.
The Southern Cross is not an asterism, but merely a variation on the meaning of Crux.
The Cross or Crux Veliterna is a gold filigree ( i. e. a cross containing a relic of a fragment of the Holy Cross ), precious stones and cloisonne enamels placed on a footing of silver and gilded bronze.
* Human Resource-" Dominator " ( Leko Remix ) out now on Crux Records and receiving support by Santiago & Bushido, Miles Dyson, DJ Fame, Charles Feelgood, and Reid Speed.
The Tamaranean People have visited the planet earth on multiple occasions as explained by Crux, as he lost his parents to a War Cruiser crashing into their car.
; Crux Members: The members of the group known as Crux all bear the second Sigil in the same spot on their chest.
The discovery of a cross inscribed Crux Guriat () on the Isle of Man and dated to the 8th or 9th century raised the question of whether Gwriad's possible connection to " Manaw " was to Manaw Gododdin, once active in North Britain, or to the Isle of Man ().

Crux and celestial
The south celestial pole can be located from the Southern Cross ( Crux ) and its two " pointer " stars α Centauri and β Centauri.

Crux and sky
In fact, in tropical regions both Crux ( low in the south ) and Ursa Major ( low in the north ) can be seen in the sky from April to June.
Alpha Crucis ( α Cru, α Crucis, also Acrux, HD 108248 ) is the brightest star in the constellation Crux, the Southern Cross, and, at a combined visual magnitude 0. 77, is the twelfth brightest star in the night sky.
Beta Crucis, also known as Mimosa or Becrux, is the second brightest star in the constellation Crux ( after Alpha Crucis or Acrux ) and is the 19th brightest star in the night sky.
With an apparent visual magnitude of + 1. 63, this is the third-brightest star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

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