[Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?

[Lesley de Voil]

Can't be sure as I'm relying on ancient memory, but Cygnus is quite large , whereas the Southern Cross is much smaller.  The SC's longer axis is smaller than Orion's Belt. Brian is right- you can't miss it, because it is in a dark area of the sky.  The Aus flag can be misleading- the axes are not quite at right angles nor is the short part placed symmetrically. Don't forget that the 7-pointed star on the flag is not part of the constellation, it is a representation of the States ofthe Commonwealth of Australia. Hope this help
Regards
Lesley de Voil


-----Original Message-----
From: "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎13/‎10/‎2015 4:41
To: "M list" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Astronomers in the the pub?

I'm doing some research for a stole and wonder if anyone knows how the 
'size' of the constellation 'Southern Cross' compares to the image often 
called Northern Cross (which is inside of the constellation that is a goose, 
IIRC).


Lynn

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