Asterisms · Asterism · 4 stars across Vela, Carina
Asterism
False Cross
The False Cross: bigger and dimmer than the Southern Cross, and a trap for anyone looking for the real one.
- Stars
- Avior, Alsephina, Aspidiske, Markeb
- Constellations
- Vela, Carina
- Spans
- about 9° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- early February
Look for
The real Southern Cross has a fifth star and its two Pointers beside it; the False Cross has neither.