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On the original Australian flag, the stars of the Southern Cross were as follows starting at the bottom and moving clockwise - Alpha Crux at the bottom had 9 points, Beta Crux had 8 points, Gamma Crux had 7 points, Delta Crux had 6 points and Epsilon Crux (the smallest star) had 5 points. The reason being that the different number of points reflected the relative brightness of each star to the naked eye. The change to 7 points for the larger stars some years later was for economic reasons during the manufacture of the flag. Epsilon Crux being physically smaller than the other four stars, remained at 5 points.
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∙ 12y agoThe number of points on the stars of the Southern Cross on today's Australian flag range between five and nine points each, representing their relative brightness in the night sky. In order to simplify manufacture, the British Admirality standardised the four larger outer stars at seven points each, leaving the smaller middle star with five points.
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