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Southern Cross is the con- Nahiku clouds act like a blanket for
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pril welcomes the stellation Nakuhikuhi, the Big Dipper Venus, trapping heat be-
sun back to the Pointer Stars, which points Hokulei tween the surface and the
northern hemisphere the direction toward the Makali‘i cloud layer and creating a
and the star family Kaiwikua- Southern Cross. Pleiades runaway greenhouse effect
mo‘o, the Backbone, back to Nakuhikuhi consists of Hokule‘a Nanamua VENUS and a surface temperature of
the spring night sky. This two stars, Kamailemua (Beta Arcturus Castor at least 880 degrees Fahren-
Komohana (west)
string of stars running in a Centauri) and Kamailehope Nanahope heit, hot enough to melt
Hikina (east)
KAIWIKUAMO‘O Kapuahi
line from the North Star to (Alpha Centauri). Kamaile- Pollux Alebaran lead.
the Southern Cross rep- hope is the third brightest Betelgeuse
KEAOMAKALI‘I
resents the backbone or ver- star in the night sky and is Hokupa Morning observations
Leo
tebrae of a celestial the planetary system closest Puana Early-bird stargazers will
Hikianalia Procyon
genealogy. to our solar system. Both Al- Spica enjoy a very different per-
To identify this star family, pha and Beta Centauri are Heiheionakeiki spective of the stars in April.
Me‘e A‘a Orion
first locate the constellation triple-star systems, appear- Covus Sirius The sun will rise between
Nahiku (the Seven), the Big ing to the naked eye as one 6 and 6:23 a.m., with dawn
Dipper in the northeast. The star even though each of beginning to color the sky
first two stars in the bucket them comprises three sepa- just before 5 a.m. In these
of the dipper, Hikukahi and rate stars. early-morning hours, ob-
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Hikulua, Dubhe and Merak, The sun is now in the servers will be able to see at
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point toward the direction of northern hemisphere, hav- least three planets — Jupi-
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Hokupa‘a, Polaris, the North ing crossed the celestial ter, Saturn and Mars — high
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