Observation by Peter Anderson: Circumpolar Southern Cross from South of...

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Peter Anderson

Observer

Peter Anderson

Observed

2015 Jan 22 - 21:48

Uploaded

2024 Aug 23 - 07:47

Objects

Widefield
Acrux
Mimosa
Gacrux
δ-Cru

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Constellation

Centaurus

Field centre

RA: 13^h52^m
Dec: -52°44'
Position angle: -146°02'

Field size

61° × 47°

Equipment

Canon G15 digital camera

Exposure

1 second at F1.8 2000ISO

Location

Cruise ship rounding South Island of New Zealand

Target name

Southern Cross and area

Title

Circumpolar Southern Cross from South of New Zealand

About this image

Time Quoted above is UT and not PM. (There is no provision to show UT).

From the latitude of south-east Queensland, Australia, at 27.5 degrees South, where I live, the pointers and Southern Cross are not circumpolar and intersect the horizon. Further south, for example at Melbourne 38 degrees south, they traverse just above the southern horizon. This image was taken from over 46 degrees south latitude, from a cruise ship rounding the South Island of New Zealand and the pointers and Cross are presented here in an inverted orientation well clear of the horizon. The exposure was at dusk.

Files associated with this observation

Southern Cross Sth of NZ 22Jan15.JPG (2.4 MB)

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