The First Astronomers
The Ancients
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The Southern Cross, and the Two Pointer Stars Nearby
There's another part to it, because if you know the southern cross constellation, might know that there's two other quite prominent stars. And those are called the pointer stars, one of which is alpha sen tura,. They're two bright stars because the uran was actually home to two white cockatoos. And seeing their home being taken up into the sky, they chased it up there as well. So break down this story. What does this all mean? It is quite a story, yes.
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