Kōrero: Southern Cross

The Southern Cross and Pointers

The Southern Cross and Pointers

The Southern Cross is at the centre of this photograph, just above and to the right of a dark region of the galaxy, where few stars are visible. The two bright Pointers are on the left.

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Starry Night Photography
Photograph by Chris Picking

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Southern Cross - Orientation and navigation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7484/the-southern-cross-and-pointers (accessed 14 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006