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The Southern Cross Astro Navigation Demystified

By A Mystery Man Writer

Just as we can use the Pole Star in the northern hemisphere to find the direction of north, we can use the Southern Cross in the southern hemisphere to find the direction of south.   However, whereas we can use the Pole Star to calculate our latitude, the Southern Cross is too far removed from the…

The Southern Cross  Astro Navigation Demystified

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The Southern Cross  Astro Navigation Demystified

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The Southern Cross  Astro Navigation Demystified

Clearly, despite looking in nearly exactly opposite direction (on a flat earth), we are actually looking at the same piece of sky. This is only possible if we are on a globe. : r/flatearth

The Southern Cross  Astro Navigation Demystified

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