Asterisms · Asterism · 3 stars across Centaurus, Crux
Asterism
The Pointers
The Pointers: two stars at the end of the Big Dipper’s bowl that point to Polaris — and have done for every navigator in the north.
- Stars
- Rigil Kentaurus, Hadar, Mimosa
- Constellations
- Centaurus, Crux
- Spans
- about 14° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- mid April
Look for
Measure the gap between Merak and Dubhe, and go about five times as far again.