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by fuelie
Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:23 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Southern Cross, southern sky, Gacrux (APOD 07 Jul 2008)
Replies: 12
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Could someone clarify the status of the Southern Cross as a

Aloha Bystander,


Thanks for the clarification. I shall forward this information to Carina Software so the company can move Crux from its list of Asterisms to its list of Constellations in both astronomy programs.

Malama Pono ( Take Care )

Fuelie
by fuelie
Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:08 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Southern Cross, southern sky, Gacrux (APOD 07 Jul 2008)
Replies: 12
Views: 5256

Southern Cross. Is it an Asterism or a Constellation

Aloha everyone, Could someone clarify the status of the Southern Cross as a Constellation versus an Asterism? The July 7 APOD stated that it is a Constellation while an Astronomy program called StarGazer from Carina Software in California lists it among the common Asterisms. I suspect their Voyager ...