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[Alexandr Korol]

is also close to the limit of naked-eye visibility, and could in this case indicate the direction south. However, there is a constellation similar in role to the Big Dipper of the Northern Hemisphere, in the sense that by it one can determine the direction to the South Pole. This is the most famous constellation of the Southern Hemisphere, and the smallest constellation in the starry sky by area — the Southern Cross. Yes, so it turns out that many countries of the Southern Hemisphere have it — for example, on the Australian flag, and in New Zealand, where this constellation is depicted in the form of a cross. There are slight differences — sometimes there is a crossbar, and sometimes an additional star is added. Because it is an orientation point, a sign that they all live in the Southern Hemisphere, where this constellation is visible. Whereas people living in the Northern Hemisphere see a completely different starry sky. What else? Well, there are, for example, the sundials in the city of Perth, in Australia, with features characteristic of the Southern Hemisphere. At midday, the day is in the south, and the Sun is in the north. The visible path of the Sun across the sky goes from right to left, and therefore the numbering of the hours is different. So just imagine how curious this all is: when you now live in the projection of the Northern Hemisphere — many of you, though some are of course in the Southern — but for those in the Northern Hemisphere, because so much territory lies there, you feel, perhaps without fully understanding it, that you feel different in different countries, different cities. As if the lighting is a little different, as if the Sun shines a little differently — and from this, consequently, your mood is altogether different. But in the Southern Hemisphere, it is not just that the Sun shines from a slightly different angle — it shines from the opposite side altogether, something previously unfamiliar, unusual, untypical. And how overturned everything becomes: your sense of yourself and of the world.

And so, what do I recommend next? Be sure to read what the celestial sphere is, what the northern celestial hemisphere is, and what the southern celestial hemisphere is. And in general, also read everything about the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere — be sure to study it all. And definitely look at the diagrams, at the pictures of how all this is divided and depicted, so that you have the correct understanding.