Constellations of Southern Hemisphere-Reunion-FR

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    The Crux is the constellation which has the brightest stars (the stars with the greatest magnitude ).

    The Crux constellation, seen from Reunion  Island (Lat. -20.899645, Long 55.545388) on 2016 Feb. 12, 17:02 GMT

     

    From Reunion Island , we also can see the constellation of Orion. The legend says that Orion was a great hunter who had some adventures and died because of a scorpio.

     

    Photo of the Orion constellation seen from Reunion  Island (Lat. -20.899645, Long 55.545388) on 2016 Feb. 12

     

    Orion is the group of stars situated in the middle of the picture. In the Southern Hemisphere we see Orion UPSIDE DOWN!

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