A Beginner’s Guide to the Southern Hemisphere Sky

The Alpha Centauri systems lies in the Southern Hemisphere constellation of Centaurus.
"How and when to see Alpha Centauri, southern star patterns such as the Southern Cross, and many other celestial sights on a trip south of the equator. If you regularly spend time with the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere but you've never travelled south of the equator, you only know half the story. Visiting the Southern Hemisphere just to go stargazing isn’t something most of us have the resources to do very often. Yet the southern sky is disorientating, surprising, and utterly transfixing — well worth the trip if you can make it. You’ll see arguably some of the greatest celestial sights: the nearest stars to our solar system, two close dwarf galaxies, and some drop-dead gorgeous clusters. Here are a few reasons why you should visit southerly latitudes at least once in your life. ..."
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