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Crux (/ k r ʌ k s /) 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 Southern Cross or Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere, is depicted on flags and coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities. This star constellation is visible mostly in the southern hemisphere and it therefore symbolises the southern location of its users.
The outer diameter of the Commonwealth Star is 3 ⁄ 20 of the flag's width, while that of the stars in the Southern Cross is 1 ⁄ 14 of the flag's width, except for Epsilon, for which the fraction is 1 ⁄ 24. Each star's inner diameter is 4 ⁄ 9 of the outer diameter. The flag's width is the measurement of the hoist edge of the flag (the ...
Acrux is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux. It has the Bayer designation α Crucis , which is Latinised to Alpha Crucis and abbreviated Alpha Cru or α Cru . With a combined visual magnitude of +0.76, it is the 13th-brightest star in the night sky .
The flag of New Zealand (Māori: te haki o Aotearoa), also known as the New Zealand Ensign, [1] is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton or upper hoist corner – augmented or defaced with four red stars centred within four white stars, representing the Southern Cross constellation.
A side-effect of removing light pollution is that the brightness of background stars has been reduced. The background star density in the image closely resembles the constellation as seen with the naked eye in a light polluted area.
Flag Date Use Description 1901–1903 Original 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner [1]: A Blue Ensign defaced with the six-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5—with Alpha Crucis being larger than Beta and Gamma and with Delta being smaller than Beta and ...
Mimosa is the second-brightest object in the southern constellation of Crux (after Acrux), and the 20th-brightest star in the night sky.It has the Bayer designation β Crucis, which is Latinised to Beta Crucis and abbreviated Beta Cru or β Cru.