Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this library names people who have passed away.
Boorong / Wergaia
Brolga eggs
The Magellanic Clouds are brolga eggs in Boorong naming, visible from dark Victorian country all year.
City light kills this view. The planetarium fact sheet says you need country skies. That is an observational claim, not a metaphor.
Other Nations read the Clouds as camps or other beings. This slug stays with the eggs.
In /sky they appear as two soft ovals when the Boorong pack is on. They vanish when you switch Nations.
Mercury 91 is not affiliated with any Aboriginal Land Council, Torres Strait Islander organisation, museum, or Stellarium. This library cites published ethnoastronomy. It is not a partnership and not a single pan-Aboriginal sky.
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