So what's new? on a random evening . I was wandering the night sky when I my eyes got attention. some random five star appeared in the south direction in mmy place.
since it is really past dawn and some brightest are rising its visibilty in the sky . it were it got my attention among the few stars in the sky . Apparently I noticed 2 stars and then with 4 stars to the west of it. graudally I considered may be these 6 stars are in one constellation . may be it could be , I can see it resembes cancer constellation but it not certainly as it in the nearly the southern hemisphere. and among the stars the first in the east looks the brightest star in the south .
for then I learned that, the east side 2 stars( I noticed first )are the stars in centarus constellation and star ALPHA CENTAURI is the 3 rd brightest star in the night sky and also it is trio star. then HADER next to it.
but the really one that fasinated me is CRUX CONSTELLATION in the west, with gacrux, mimosa and Acrux and delta crux.
and also it apperas inside the CENTAURUS constellation which I really do thought at first as it belong to single constellation.
CRUX - latin word meaning cross . yes the cross that christianity says and it looks like it.
and significantly it is also called SOUTHERN CROSS. since it is in the southern hemisphere.
It is known as cross , Greek people where able to see the cross before it disappears below the horizon due to procession of earth's axis. evidently they linked the disappearace of the cross with crucifixion of Christ . it says about how the myth got the name to the crux as somehow the birth and crucifixion of the christ are talked by the star.
Crux was first described as a separate constellation by italian explorer Andreas corsali in 1516. and Crux is familarly known as the "smallest constellation" of the offically regitered 88 constellation by IAU- International astronomical union.
let's look into the 4major stars in the Crux :
GACRUX: It is the 3rd brightest in the constellation and 26 th brightest in the sky. it is Red gaint star.
MIMOSA: as it is the name of the touch me not plant and also mimosa is the drink. and yes also the name of the 2nd brightest star in its constellation.
mimosa is latin word meaning- actor, we normally refer actors as the star. here its mimosa is star which means actor.
ACRUX: is the brightest star in the constellation and known as alpha crucis.
some people say acrux was the star of bethlehem that led the magi ( wise man) to the baby jesus.
it is a multipe hypergaint star. acrux is a double star with alpha crucisA and alpha crucis B together appearing one star. also seeing the star through the small telescope it would appear triple star as the HR4729 known as acrux C more distant companion forming the triplet stras.
It appears as brightest because the multiple star together appear brightest.
DELTA CRUX: is the faintest star in the constellation .
also to the dout, why crux is the southern cross ?
there is aslo a northern cross , as it says the northern hemisphere it appers and it is a arterism(it is not a constellation but with a pattern formationof stars ) as northern cross in the CYGNUS constellation.
the cygnus appears as the cross with the wings spread from the vertical line which I could visualize as seen from the picture.
the myth , stories , fantasies are no more available in this current trend . they are the once the greatest hobby wher ethe leisure time is spent on ,now our hobby becomes scrolling .
what new in this star , there are thousands and thousands star are in the sky ?
yes there are , when we wander in the sky we might find our star which shines our eyes among many and finds the comfort . is is like finding love and soulmate . it shines specially in our eyes and says more stories .
the childhood of many and remindrs of many are thoes pools shines light years away from us .
So what's new? On a random evening. I was wandering the night sky when my eyes got attention. Some random five stars appeared in the south direction in my place.
Since it is past dawn and some of the brightest are rising its visibility is in the sky. It was it got my attention among the few stars in the sky. I noticed 2 stars and then 4 stars to the west of it. Gradually I considered maybe these 6 stars are in one constellation. Perhaps it could be, I can see it resembles a cancer constellation but it is not certain as it is in nearly the southern hemisphere. And among the stars, the first in the east looks the brightest star in the south.
This is what I say, I couldn't capture it in the camera but I trace for my convenience where the stars stand to others.
Then I learned that the east side 2 stars( I noticed first )are the stars in the Centaurus constellation and star ALPHA CENTAURI is the 3rd brightest star in the night sky and is a trio star. Then HADER next to it.
But the one that fascinated me is CRUX CONSTELLATION in the West, with Gacrux, Mimosa and Acrux and Delta crux. Also, it appears inside the CENTAURUS constellation which I thought at first as it belonged to a single constellation.
CRUX - Latin word meaning cross. Yes, the cross that Christianity says and it looks like it. And significantly it is also called SOUTHERN CROSS since it is in the southern hemisphere.
It is known as the cross, Greek people were able to see the cross before it disappeared below the horizon due to the procession of the earth's axis. They linked the disappearance of the cross with the crucifixion of Christ. It talks about how the myth got the name to the crux as somehow the birth and crucifixion of Christ are talked about by the star.
Crux was first described as a separate constellation by Italian explorer Andreas Corsali in 1516. Crux is familiarly known as the "smallest constellation" of the officially registered 88 constellations by the IAU - International Astronomical Union.
Let's look into the 4major stars in the Crux :
GACRUX: It is the 3rd brightest in the constellation and the 26th brightest in the sky. It is a Red giant star.
MIMOSA: as it is the name of the touch me not plant and mimosa is the drink. Yes, the name of the 2nd brightest star in its constellation.
Mimosa is a Latin word meaning- actor, we normally refer to actors as stars. Here Mimosa is star which means actor.
ACRUX: is the brightest star in the constellation and known as Alpha Crucis. Some people say Acrux was the star of Bethlehem that led the magi (wise men) to the baby Jesus.
It is a multiple hypergiant star. Acrux is a double star with alpha Crucis A and alpha Crucis B together appearing as one star. Also seeing the star through the small telescope would make it a triple star as the HR4729 known as Acrux C distant companion forming the triplet stars.
It appears as brightest because the multiple stars together appear brightest.
DELTA CRUX: is the faintest star in the constellation. Also to the doubt, why crux is the Southern Cross?
There is also a northern cross, as it says the Northern hemisphere appears and it is an asterism (which is not a constellation but with a pattern formation of stars ) as a northern cross in the CYGNUS constellation.
The Cygnus appears as the cross with the wings spread from the vertical line which I could visualize as seen from the picture.
These myths, stories, and fantasies are no longer available in this current trend. They were once the greatest hobby that leisure time is spent on, now our hobby becomes scrolling.
What new in this star, there are thousands and thousands of stars are in the sky.
Yes, there are, when we wander in the sky we might find our star which shines our eyes among many and finds comfort. It is like finding love and a soulmate. It shines especially in our eyes and tells more stories.
The childhood of many and reminders of many are those pools that shine light years away from us.
-TWINSTAR.
