
30/08/2025
The Emu in the Sky.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were one of the world’s first astronomers, using the stars to navigate and tell stories. One of their most iconic sky stories is the Emu in the Sky—a constellation formed not by stars, but by the dark spaces within the Milky Way.
The emu’s head is the Coalsack Nebula near the Southern Cross, with its neck stretching left through the two bright “Pointer” stars (Alpha and Beta Centauri), and its body and legs reaching across the sky toward the east.
It’s a powerful connection between culture, nature, and the cosmos.
Kettering, TAS (25 May 2025)