Welcome to the meme, "My Sunday Best", which is a photographic and creative meme that allows you to showcase your talents in imaging. Every Sunday, you can post here showing an image you have created using your camera, (and/or) image processing software, and/or painting and drawing in the conventional way and have scanned in.
The rules are simple:
1) Create your image and post it up on your blog;
2) Put the "My Sunday Best" logo image link somewhere on your post so people can click and come by here;
3) Leave a comment here once you have posted;
4) Visit other posters' blogs and be amazed with their creativity.
1) Create your image and post it up on your blog;
2) Put the "My Sunday Best" logo image link somewhere on your post so people can click and come by here;
3) Leave a comment here once you have posted;
4) Visit other posters' blogs and be amazed with their creativity.
Please do not use this meme to advertise our goods or services. This is a creative meme and any inappropriate links or comments shall be removed immediately.
The Southern Cross, or Crux, is a prominent constellation in the southern sky, famous for its distinctive cross shape formed by four bright stars (with a fifth dimmer star often included) and its use as a navigation guide to find the south celestial pole. Visible year-round from the Southern Hemisphere, it's a significant cultural symbol in Australia, New Zealand, and other southern nations, appearing on their flags and holding deep meaning in Indigenous traditions.
Name: Crux (Latin for "cross").
Stars: Four bright stars form the cross, with Acrux (Alpha Crucis) being the brightest, and Gacrux (Gamma Crucis) marking the top.
The Pointers: The two bright stars, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri (part of the Centaurus constellation), point towards the Southern Cross, helping locate it.
Navigation: A line extended from the long axis of the cross points toward the South Celestial Pole, a vital marker for navigation.
Location: It lies in a bright part of the Milky Way and contains the Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755) and the dark Coalsack Nebula.
Last week, Rupam Sarma in India posted this fine B&W image. Please visit his blog for more great shots.
Beautiful sky capture! Take care, have a wonderful week.
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