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| | Ara and The Scorpion |
 | | It is thought that this is the direction in which the centre of the Galaxy lies, and that this represents the greatest "thickness" or concentration of stars as seen from the earth. |
 | | Returning to the Cross and following the line of its axis upward, i.e., away from Achernar, beyond the zenith, one sees the distorted square of Corvus, the Crow, and close by, a very bright star which is Spica or Alpha of the Virgin. |
 | | This constellation, together with Scorpio and Sagittarius, are southern parts of the Zodiac—the belt of the sky along which the Sun, Moon and planets appear to travel. |
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