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It is a constellation of four main stars visible in the skies of the Southern Hemisphere. It is roughly in the shape of an upside down cross made up of the stars Alpha Crucis Beta Crucis Delta Crucis Gamma Crucis. Two stars - Alpha and Bete Centauri - are called the pointers and do just that...point to the cross' position in the sky. All are very beautiful. The constellation rotates around the South Celestial Pole during the year.


It is the name of a constellation. It is in the southern sky and can't be seen from people that live relatively far north (for example, in the United States or Europe), since it is always below the horizon. Its four brightest stars have the shape of a kite or cross.

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