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In order to help the reader to understand better the appearance of the sky seen from the southern hemisphere, and the difference from place to place on the Earth’s surface, I shall start by referring briefly to the situation for observers at the equator and at each of the Earth’s poles.
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de Almeida, G. (2004). The Sky Seen from the Southern Hemisphere. In: Navigating the Night Sky. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-85233-898-5_5
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