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Indus
Indus, Latin for 'the Indian,' is a faint southern constellation depicted in early celestial atlases as a Native American figure holding arrows. It was introduced by Petrus Plancius from southern-sky observations made by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the late 1590s, and appeared in Johann Bayer's 1603 Uranometria. Its brightest star, Alpha Indi, reaches only about magnitude 3...
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Crux
The compact cross-shaped star pattern of Crux gives the southern constellation its familiar name, the Southern Cross. It is one of the 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union and is the smallest by area. Despite its limited extent, its bright main stars make it a conspicuous feature of southern skies. The pattern also appears on national flags, including those of Austr...
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