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Duane W. Hamacher: The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world’s astronomical body
Milky Way star map by Bill Yidumduma Harney, Senior Wardaman Edler. Bill Yidumduma Harney, CC BY Duane W. Hamacher, Monash University Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one…