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.

Crux is exactly opposite to Cassiopeia on the celestial sphere, and therefore it cannot appear in the sky with the latter at the same time.

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 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.

The manga and anime series Fist of The North Star has one of its major fighting style, Nanto Seiken, with the Crux as its symbol.

Furthermore, the locations of the Orange League Gyms align with the positions of the main stars in the Crux constellation.

In 1970 the Australian Administration tried to introduce another flag, a vertical triband: blue at the hoist with the stars of the Southern Cross ( Crux Australis ) as in the Australian flag, then yellow, then green with the white bird of paradise in the fly.

*** " Crux " ( with Peter Gross, in # 56-57, 2005 )

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.

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.

They also publish Canadian Mathematical Bulletin and Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem.

Their ruthless leader Crux Dogatie maintains a façade of partnership with the Earth Federation, so as to avoid suspicion by the Federal government.

Elisa encounters Dr. Trouvaille, who experiments with the spirits of his victims and calls her " the failed one " hinting he knows secrets Crux didn't reveal.

The battalion was one of the most decorated units during the South African Border War, with a total of 13 Honoris Crux medals for bravery awarded to its members, second only to the South African Special Forces Brigade, whose members were awarded 46 Honoris Crux medals during the same period.

Royer is often named as the creator of the constellation Columba ( the Dove ) by splitting off part of the constellation Canis Major, and the constellation Crux ( the Southern Cross ) with stars from Centaurus but these were in fact already formed ( and depicted ) in 1589 and in 1592 by Petrus Plancius.

HD 108147 is a 7th magnitude star in the constellation of Crux in direct line with and very near to the bright star Acrux or Alpha Crucis.

* a silver chain with the relic of the holy cross ( Crux cum ligno Vitae )

For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from # 21, and Crux with # 13.

The Hardy Boys meet up with a professional diver by the name of Roland Perry, who is employed by the Crux Brothers diving company.

Epting drew issues # 1-25 of Crux, a fantasy-adventure book he co-created with writer Mark Waid.

His eventually sacrifices the X-3 with a suicide ram in order to destroy Jupiter Empire leader Crux Dogatie's massive Divinidad mobile armor.

After the X-3 is destroyed and Crux Dogatie killed, Kincaid retires from the war with Berah, and his X-1 Kai falls into Tobia's hands.

* Alpha and Beta Centauri are the Southern Pointers leading to the Southern Cross and thus helping to distinguish Crux from the False Cross.

An IAU interpretation would recognise Crux ( the Southern Cross ) above the emu's head and Scorpius on the left.

The two stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri are often referred to as the " Southern Pointers " or just " The Pointers ", allowing people to easily find the asterism of the Southern Cross or the constellation of Crux.

Conveniently for navigators, the constellation Crux, the Southern Cross, points toward the pole.

The Southern Cross or Crux is a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

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.

However an adequate substitute is to use the constellation Crux ( The Southern Cross ).

The stars represent the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross.

The cross gave the settlement its earliest name of Crux Roesia or Roisia's Cross.

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.

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.

In astronomy, Trishanku corresponds to the constellation of Crux, also known as the Southern Cross.

The Cross of Tau is also called the Tau Cross, St. Anthony's Cross, the Old Testament Cross, the Anticipatory Cross, the Cross Commissee, the Egyptian Cross, the Advent Cross, Croce taumata, " Saint Francis's Cross " or the Crux Commissa.