The Coalsack Nebula is one of the best known dark nebulae in the sky, located in the constellation Crux.| www.constellation-guide.com
Acrux, Alpha Crucis (α Cru), is a multiple star system located at a distance of 320 ly from Earth in the constellation Crux. It is the brightest star of the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
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
The Northern Jewel Box Cluster is a bright open cluster located approximately 5,600 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It appears in the region of the False Comet asterism and is visible to the unaided eye.| 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
Imai, Delta Crucis (δ Cru) is a blue-white subgiant star located at a distance of 345 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars of the Southern Cross.| Star Facts
Gacrux, Gamma Crucis (γ Cru), is a red giant star located at a distance of 88.6 ly in the constellation Crux. It is one of the stars that form 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