Pavo, The Peacock, includes the brightest star in this region of the Southern Hemisphere, to the east of Centaurus, and far to the south of Altair. The star serves as a convenient point to starhop to more obscure points in this part of the southern skies.
Alpha Pavonis (‘Peacock’) represents the head of the peacock; the rest of the asterism is to the south, fanning out to form its tail. Alpha Pavonis is a 1.9 magnitude blueish star best found with the naked eye. It's the brightest star in a region east of the Southern Triangle and a bit more to the north. It is also due south of alpha Aquilae -- Altair -- far to the north. You'll recognise Peacock by the fact that beta Indi, an orange giant, is in the same field
