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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.
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 sometimes confused with the nearby False Cross by stargazers.
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.

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Émerie Mollineux has also been cited as the first uranographer to distinguish Crux ; his illustration dates to 1592.
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.
Although Sagitta is an ancient constellation, it has no star brighter than 3rd magnitude and has the third-smallest area of all constellations ( only Equuleus and Crux are smaller ).
To retain the Web-Service functionality without technology and standards now considered obsolete, a new project called Globus Crux has been started, which expects to release an alpha version by the end of 2009.
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.
The Crux is an all touch screen / slider phone that has an odd feature, where the user must slide the phone up to unlock, and down to lock.

Crux and star
It included the bright stars of Crux, the southern part of Centaurus, Circinus, at least one star in Lupus, the bright stars of Musca, Beta and Delta Chamaeleonis, Volans, and Mensa.
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.
The Eureka Flag is a design which features: a dark blue field 260 x 400 cm ( 2: 3. 08 ratio ); a horizontal stripe 37 cm wide and a vertical line crossing it of 36 cm wide ; and 5 eight pointed stars, the central star being 65 cm tall ( point to point ) and the other stars 60 cm tall, representing the Crux Australis constellation.
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.
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.
* Jewel Box ( star cluster ) ( NGC 4755 ), a star cluster in Crux
Delta Crucis ( δ Cru, δ Crucis ) is a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Crux.

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Three of the five main Crux stars — Acrux, Mimosa, and Delta Crucis — are co-moving B-type members of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, the nearest OB association to the Sun.
* The Jewel Box ( also known as NGC 4755 or Kappa Crucis Cluster )-open cluster in the Crux constellation @ SKY-MAP. ORG
The Jewel Box ( also known as NGC 4755, the Kappa Crucis Cluster and Caldwell 94 ) is an open cluster in the constellation of Crux.
* 1. 4 * 10 < sup > 33 </ sup > m³ = volume of Gamma Crucis, a red giant in Crux
Delta Crucis is a member of the Lower Centaurus Crux ( LCC ) component of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association, which is an OB association of massive stars that share a common origin and motion through space.

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However an adequate substitute is to use the constellation Crux ( The Southern Cross ).
In 2010 a selection of his poetry was translated into English by Francesco Lavato, executive director of the Poetry Center in Chicago, and published in the volume Creaturing presented in New York ( Columbia University, Bowery Poetry Club ), Minneapolis ( Open Book ), St Paul ( Macalester College ), Chicago ( University of Illinois, Istituto Italiano di Cultura ), Grosse Pointe / Detroit ( Ewald Library ), San Diego ( San Diego State University ) and Santa Crux ( Felik Kulpa Art Gallery ).
( Atlanta: Crux Communication, 2003 ).
The Nkwe ya Gauta ( Golden Leopard ) Decoration replaced the Honoris Crux Gold Decoration ( Awarded for outstanding bravery in extreme danger ).
The Nkwe ya Selefera ( Silver Leopard ) Decoration replaced the Honoris Crux Silver Decoration ( Awarded for exceptional bravery in great danger ).
The Nkwe ya Boronse ( Bronze Leopard ) Decoration replaced the Honoris Crux Decoration ( Awarded for bravery in danger ).
It is assumed that all the members of Crux possess this talent ( perhaps to ensure the all Sigil-Bearers can fight in Negation space when the time came ).

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