Aboriginal Name Animal Species Type Object
Gibbera Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Bird Vega
Joorr-Joorr Owlet Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus Bird Canopus
Kalia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Bird Coalsack
Kangga Ngoonji Crow Mother Corvus spp. Bird Altair
Kara Redback Spider Latrodectus hasseltii Arachnid Arcturus
Kogolongo Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Bird Mars
Kulbir Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus Mammal Venus
Maalu Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus Mammall Jupiter
Ngurunya (?) Dingo Canis lupus dingo Mammal Achernar
Nyumbu Crow (chicks) Corvus spp. Bird Delphinus
Waljajinna Wedge-Tailed Eagle Aquila audax Bird Crux
Warrooboordina Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Bird Antares
Yugarilya Thorny Devil Lizard Moloch horridus Reptile Pleiades
Is there a correlation between a particular star and the lifecycle or behaviour of its terrestrial counterpart?
How can we test it?
Heliacal Rise (HR): First brief sighting of a star rising in the east just before sunrise.
Heliacal Set (HS): First brief sighting of a star prior to setting in the west after sunset.
Acronychal Rise (AR): First sighting of a star rising in the east just after sunset.
Acronychal Set (AS): Last sighting of a star setting in the west just before sunrise.
Dawn Meridional Crossing (Mdawn): When a star crosses the meridian at dawn.
Dusk Meridional Crossing (Mdusk): When a star crosses the meridian at dusk.
TWILIGHT VISIBILITY ATMOSPHERIC EXTINCTION
For 1st magnitude stars: Altitude Sun: -10 degrees
For 2nd magnitude stars: Altitude Sun: - 14 degrees
For 3rd magnitude stars: Altitude Sun: -16 degrees
Altitude +5 degrees
HR,HS,AR,AS
Not relevant for meridional crossings
Star Animal Lifecycle Correlation of Stellar Aspect with Lifecycle*
Achernar Dingo MotherMating AS HR HS Mdawn AR MduskBirthing AS HR HS Mdawn AR MduskWhelping AS HR HS Mdawn AR Mdusk
Altair Crow MotherMating/Laying HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSHatching HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSFledging HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HS
Antares Black CockatooMating/Laying Mdawn AR AS Mdusk HS HRHatching Mdawn AR AS Mdusk HS HRFledging Mdawn AR AS Mdusk HS HR
Arcturus Red Back SpiderMating/Laying Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HS HRHatching Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HS HR
Canopus Owlet Nightjar
Mating/Laying AS Mdusk HR HS Mdawn ARHatching AS Mdusk HR HS Mdawn ARFledging AS Mdusk HR HS Mdawn ARTorpor AS Mdusk HR HS Mdawn AR
Crux Wedge-Tailed EagleMating/Laying AR Mdawn AS Mdusk HR HSHatching AR Mdawn AS Mdusk HR HSFledging AR Mdawn AS Mdusk HR HS
Delphinus Crow ChicksLaying HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSHatching HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSFledging HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HS
Pleiades Thorny DevilMating/Laying Mdusk HS HR Mdawn AR ASHatching Mdusk HS HR Mdawn AR AS
Vega BustardMating/Laying HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSHatching HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HSFledging HR Mdawn AS AR Mdusk HS
Within 2 weeks
Within 4 weeks
Within 6 weeks
More than 6 weeks