
"Northern Cross"
Original Pastel
28" x 17"
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The constellation Cygnus (The
Swan) more closely resembling the Christian cross than a swan,
is also known as The Northern Cross. This celestial bird flies
down the Milky way, its wings outstretched and its neck pointing
south.
Here The Northern Cross is
shown in the northeast as it appears in June and July between
10:00 and 11:00 p.m.
From top to bottom the constellations
present in this starscape are Lyra, The Northern Cross, Vulpecula,
Sagitta, Delphinus, Lacerta, Equuleus and a portion of Pegasus.
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