For low-latitude viewers in the northern hemisphere, the Southern Cross and Centaurus will skim the southern horizon a couple of hours after sunset in mid-May.

The bright star just to the left of the cross is Beta Centauri, and to the left of that is Alpha Centauri, the closest star to our Sun.

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