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pole and never sets. Therefore, the Southern Cross never rises as seen from northerly latitudes.
• The Southern Cross marks the southern terminus of the glowing band of stars that we call the Milky Way - really the edgewise view into our own Milky Way galaxy. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia lodges at the Milky Way's northern terminus in our sky.
• This U.S. Naval Observatory page tells you the rise and set times for the Crux star Mimosa, and the stars Hadar and Rigel Kentaurus.