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south·ern cross
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Princeton's WordNet
Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australisnoun
a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
Wiktionary
Southern Crossnoun
A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
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southern cross
Crux () is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross-shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. The name Crux is Latin for cross. Even though it is the smallest of all 88 modern constellations, Crux is among the most easily distinguished as its four main stars each have an apparent visual magnitude brighter than +2.8. It has attained a high level of cultural significance in many Southern Hemisphere states and nations. Blue-white α Crucis (Acrux) is the most southerly member of the constellation and, at magnitude 0.8, the brightest. The three other stars of the cross appear clockwise and in order of lessening magnitude: β Crucis (Mimosa), γ Crucis (Gacrux), and δ Crucis (Imai). ε Crucis (Ginan) also lies within the cross asterism. Many of these brighter stars are members of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, a large but loose group of hot blue-white stars that appear to share common origins and motion across the southern Milky Way. Crux contains four Cepheid variables, each visible to the naked eye under optimum conditions. Crux also contains the bright and colourful open cluster known as the Jewel Box (NGC 4755) on its eastern border. Nearby to the southeast is a large dark nebula spanning 7° by 5° known as the Coalsack Nebula, portions of which are mapped in the neighbouring constellations of Centaurus and Musca.
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southern cross
The Southern Cross is a constellation, also known as Crux, which is visible in the Southern Hemisphere. It's one of the most distinct constellations due to its shape of a cross and is often used for navigation. It features four bright stars that form the shape of a cross and one less bright star slightly off to the side. This constellation is featured on several national flags, including Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil.
Wikidata
Southern Cross
Southern Cross is the name of the Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane which in 1928 was flown by Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew in the first ever trans-Pacific flight to Australia from the mainland United States, about 7,250 miles.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Southern Cross
a constellation of the southern heavens, the five principal stars of which form a rough and somewhat irregular cross, the shape of which is gradually changing; it corresponds in the southern heavens to the Great Bear in the northern.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
southern cross
The popular name of a group of stars near the South Pole, which are somewhat in the figure of a cross.
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southern cross
Read the full text of the Southern Cross poem by Harold Hart Crane on the Poetry.com website.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Southern Cross in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Southern Cross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Southern Cross in a Sentence
The Residents "Duck Stab":Bach is Dead:
Walking women want to see the southern cross at night And so they set aside a sock, and tie their laces tight Yes mournful is the melody that echoes in their heads Without a beat they march along, believing Bach is dead.
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