The Fish Hook is an asterism formed by about a dozen bright stars in the zodiac constellation Scorpius. The curved star pattern forms the heart, body, tail, and stinger of the celestial Scorpion.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628 and Gum 56, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.31 and lies at a distance of 6,000 light years from Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Jewel Box Cluster, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster or NGC 4755, is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Crux. The cluster appears near the Southern Cross.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Caldwell catalogue is a list of 109 bright deep sky objects that can be observed with amateur telescopes. It serves as a supplement to the Messier catalogue and includes deep sky objects in the far southern sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Asterisms are defined as patterns formed by stars of one or more constellations. These star patterns are commonly recognized by observers across the world and once served as a basis for the modern 88 constellations.| www.constellation-guide.com
Mimosa, Beta Crucis (β Cru), is a multiple star system located at a distance of 280 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars of the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
Crux is the smallest and most distinctive constellation in the southern sky. Recognizable for the Southern Cross, formed by its brightest stars, it is home to the dark Coalsack Nebula and the Jewel Box Cluster (NGC 4755).| www.constellation-guide.com
The Southern Cross is a bright, diamond-shaped asterism located in the far southern sky. Formed by the brightest stars of the constellation Crux, the asterism is commonly used to find the south celestial pole.| www.constellation-guide.com
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).| www.constellation-guide.com
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