The modern constellation Sculptor (the Sculptor's Studio) sprawls
to the east of Piscis Austrinus,
northeast of Grus, and north of
Phoenix. Alpha Sculptoris is the
bright star near the far left edge. The bright star near
bottom center is Ankaa, Alpha Phoenicis. Sculptor contains the
South Galactic Pole, the southern perpendicular to the plane
of the Galaxy (seen as the Milky Way). The North Galactic Pole
is in Coma Berenices.
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