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Forbes
26-07-2025
- Science
- Forbes
How To Easily Find The ‘Northern Cross' In The Sky This Weekend
Photo of the constellation Cygnus with annotations from IAU and Sky & Telescope. Here is the ... More non-annotated version. You've heard of the Southern Cross in the Southern Hemisphere's night sky, but what about the Northern Cross? Far larger, easier to find and arguably more impressive, here's how to find the Northern Cross in your night sky tonight. When And Where To Look The Northern Cross is mostly a different way of looking at the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. Comprised of six stars, all easily visible to the naked eye even from the world's most light-polluted cities, the Northern Cross dominates the eastern sky after sunset from mid-June and finally sinks in the west during November. Right now, it's high in the southeastern night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. From south of the equator, it becomes visible in the middle of the night due north, but never gets high above the horizon. What You'll See As well as finding the six stars of the Northern Cross — which is an asterism, not an official constellation — you'll also get to see the Milky Way (if you're under a dark sky). That's because the Northern Cross lies over the plane of the Milky Way, so expect rich starfields and the arc of the Milky Way's aptly named Cygnus arm. The former looks incredible through binoculars; the latter is best seen with the naked eye. Begin by finding Deneb, the brightest star on the Northern Cross and one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way. Now take a line down through it to Sadr (where the cross intersects), then Eta Cygni, with the base of the cross marked by Albireo (a double star consisting of a gold and a blue stars that look fabulous in a small telescope). Either side of Sadr, where the cross intersects, are Gienah and Rukh. The Cygnus constellation (including the Northern Cross). Observing Tips Once you've found the Northern Cross, reverse it to see the constellation of Cygnus, with Albireo as the swan's head and it wings spread further back, either side of Sadr. If you have a very dark sky, look below a line from Sadir to Albireo for the "Great Rift," a dust cloud between the solar system and the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way. It looks like a dark band within the stars of the Milky Way. If you have a telescope, there's plenty to see with the Northern Cross — the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070, IC 5067) and the Veil Nebula. What's Next In The Night Sky On Sunday, July 27, a crescent moon will be visible as it approaches Mars, while a few nights later, on July 29-30, the Delta Aquariid meteor shower will peak. Expect a display of shooting stars in the early hours of July 30. For exact timings, use a sunrise and sunset calculator for where you are, Stellarium Web for a sky chart and Night Sky Tonight: Visible Planets at Your Location for positions and rise/set times for planets. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
Irish Examiner
23-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Irish real estate investment firm Lugus Capital enters UK market
Irish real estate investment firm Lugus Capital which manages a €900m property portfolio is expanding into the UK market. Lugus has around 2,000 residential units under management including schemes such as Rathmines House, Liberties House, and Northern Cross and commercial assets including Blackpool Shopping Centre and Retail Park, City Gate, Cork and circa 500,000 sq ft of industrial assets in Dublin. 'Having delivered consistent growth, forged lasting partnerships and a track record of navigating a changing and challenging market, expanding to the UK market is a natural next step for our growth in Lugus,' said Lugus partner David Hickey. Former Goldman Sachs executive director James Ghent has been announced as the managing partner of the UK business. Prior to joining Lugus, Mr Ghent spent a decade at Goldman Sachs, where he covered UK and Irish real estate and real estate credit. 'Our aim is to leverage those existing businesses and replicate that success in the UK with existing and new capital partners. We believe the market's current macro environment provides opportunities for Lugus and our clients to invest in or create assets that deliver resilient real income on an attractive basis,' said Mr Ghent. Founded in 2013, Lugus operations are across the investment spectrum, from sourcing and underwriting to asset management and value creation.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pilgrims arrive at Holy Island carrying wooden crosses
A GROUP of weary pilgrims, which included members who set off from Carlisle on Saturday (April 12), arrived at their intended destination on Good Friday. There were two legs of the annual Northern Cross pilgrimage, one from Carlisle and the other from Lanark in Scotland, and during the trek they carried wooden crosses to symbolise the meaning of Easter. On the whole the weather was kind to the Carlisle group, apart from at one point during the midweek, but when they finally set foot on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, after crossing the causeway during low tide, it was a lot kinder. One of the organisers John Wallace, who was helping with the Carlisle leg and is from Twickenham in London, said he was pleased to have reached the end of the journey. When asked about how he felt about reaching the end of the journey he said he was delighted to have managed it all the way. He added: 'I was on foot every step of the way from Carlisle.' He said that the highlight of the trip was the 'amazing for hospitality in many of the places we stopped'. He added: 'I don't know how many we had altogether, I haven't counted but we must have been at about five or six places, where we stopped, where people prepared a meal for us and were very hospitable." And, regarding the low points, he said, when they revised the route it worked very well for the first part and then they discovered that during the second part, which was a marked right of way, it was heather up to their thighs and it was 'extremely difficult'. He said that, at one point, the weather was so bad that they ended up completely soaked. Fellow member Mark Attwood, who lives just north of Carlisle, said he felt it was not quite the end of the journey and added: 'I'm not sure how it feels.' He said the high point of the journey was about more about 'being with people that are joy to be with' and 'people that that feel like a stone in your shoe'. And he said that the low point was 'probably ending a great journey'. Richard Morris, who is from Gloucestershire, felt it was 'absolutely great' to reach the end of the trek and added: 'We've been building up to it for a week and there were lots of hills and all sorts of experiences. So to arrive here on a Holy Island is really good.' Regarding the high point he said: 'I think the destination is good. The journey is good. The company of Christians is good but it's great sharing the good news, you know, especially as we can ourselves as good news people in a bad news world.' He agreed that that the low point was the bad weather and added: 'I think it was Wednesday when the weather was really bad. 'It was lashing with rain. It was cold and miserable. And then we went across a moor where there wasn't actually a path so we were clambering over heather. 'We saw all sorts of things. It was almost worldly when you saw the mosses that were growing. It was quite unbelievable, but we survived and we did well.' According to the Northern Cross website participants 'bear witness to the passion, death and resurrection of Christ' and that carrying a cross is a very symbolic act at this time of year. Hosts of the participants during the event include Anglican, Catholic, Church of Scotland, Methodist and Baptist members. It states: 'On the other side Northern Cross gives us a chance to get away from the world – a retreat – in beautiful countryside, in the open air away from the daily grind, television and newspapers; a chance to think and reflect; a chance to share in a small Christian community for a week.'
