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Diamond Cross
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Carina (constellation).
Stars
Two asterisms are prominent in Carina. The 'Diamond Cross' is composed of the stars Beta, Theta, Upsilon and Omega Carinae. The Diamond Cross is visible south of 20ºN latitude, and is larger but fainter than the Southern Cross in Crux. Flanking the Diamond Cross is the False Cross, composed of four stars, with two stars in Carina, Iota Carinae and Epsilon Carinae, and two stars in Vela, Kappa Velorum and Delta Velorum[4]. It is often mistaken for the Southern Cross, causing errors in astronavigation.