Stars and early time-keeping

Stars, and Time

The Stars of the ice-age Hunters, Travellers and Navigators

Ursa Major (Plough)
the "Cosmic Elk"

Cygnus the Swan
the northern bird in the Milky Way

The Pleiades

Orion

Southern Cross

Emu
the southern bird in the Milky Way, a constellation in negative
This stunning composite picture shows the constellation and the rock drawings, just north of Sydney. Most constellations are a "join-the-dots" picture but the Emu is an absence of stars - the dark patches caused by dust clouds in the Milky Way. It shows how clear the Australian skies are, even now.

this is still being put together and there is much more to come meanwhile see also:

The Great Bear and the Cosmic Hunt
Mammoth Hunters
Time Before Clocks

to Cosmic Elk hub page for more.

This website written, designed and maintained by Heather Hobden

The Cosmic Elk

Ursa Major (Plough) the "Cosmic Elk"

Cygnus the Swan the northern bird in the Milky Way

The Pleiades

Orion

Southern Cross

Emu the southern bird in the Milky Way, a constellation in negative
	This stunning composite picture shows the constellation and the rock drawings, just north of Sydney. Most constellations are a "join-the-dots" picture but the Emu is an absence of stars - the dark patches caused by dust clouds in the Milky Way. It shows how clear the Australian skies are, even now.