Message Forum: Re: The rabbit in the moon

Re: The rabbit in the moon

Posted By: Brunnen-G, on host 12.235.229.250
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 19:42:27
In Reply To: Re: The rabbit in the moon posted by bandaids on Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 19:20:08:

> By the way, is there a such thing as a "South Star" in the Southern Hemisphere as like the North Star in the Northern Hemisphere?

No, but the most prominent southern constellation, the Southern Cross, is used to find south. Although its actual location does not mark south the way the Pole Star marks north, a line drawn along the long arm of the cross for about five times the cross's length will indicate true south.

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Message:	> > By the way, is there a such thing as a "South Star" in the Southern Hemisphere as like the North Star in the Northern Hemisphere? > > No, but the most prominent southern constellation, the Southern Cross, is used to find south. Although its actual location does not mark south the way the Pole Star marks north, a line drawn along the long arm of the cross for about five times the cross's length will indicate true south.
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