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Pukapuka is a coral atoll of Cook Islands group in the Pacific Ocean. On this island, an ancient culture has been maintained over many centuries. The traditional name for the atoll is Te Ulu-o-Te-Watu ("The Head of the Rock"). The European discovered this island in the 16th century. Pukapuka has its own language and customs that are different from those of the rest of the Cook Islands.

Since they have their own customs, their sky culture slightly different to the other tribe from Cook Islands.
[[File:Beaglehole_and_Beaglehole_1938,_fig_55.jpg|center|thumb|500x500px|“Chart of the Pukapukan heavens” from Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938, <ref>Beaglehole, Ernest and Pearl Beaglehole (1938). ''Ethnology of Pukapuka''. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Bulletin 150).</ref>fig 55.]]
Here is the list for each numbers. The dotted line represents sun's ecliptic.
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!Identification
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| valign="top" |1.
| valign="top" |Na Taki-tu-tolu-a-Mataliki
| valign="top" |α, β, γ Cassiopeiae
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| valign="top" |2.
| valign="top" |Te Wale-o-Tutakaiolo
| valign="top" |α, β, θ, ι, Aurigae, β Tauri
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| valign="top" |3.
| valign="top" |Mataliki
| valign="top" |the Pleiades
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| valign="top" |4.
| valign="top" |Takupu-tea
| valign="top" |Venus
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| valign="top" |5.
| valign="top" |Tulalupe
| valign="top" |Jupiter
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| valign="top" |6.
| valign="top" |Mata-kula
| valign="top" |Aldebaran
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| valign="top" |7.
| valign="top" |Mata-kula
| valign="top" |Mars
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| valign="top" |8.
| valign="top" |Te Tolunga-Maui
| valign="top" |ξ, ε, δ Orionis
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| valign="top" |9.
| valign="top" |Mata-lele
| valign="top" |shooting star
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| valign="top" |10.
| valign="top" |Mau-tokelau
| valign="top" |Lesser Magellanic Cloud, position approximate
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| valign="top" |11.
| valign="top" |Mautonga
| valign="top" |Greater Magellanic Cloud, position approximate
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| valign="top" |12.
| valign="top" |Tapao
| valign="top" |Sirius
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| valign="top" |13.
| valign="top" |Pangolengole-a-Kiliwelo
| valign="top" |Praesepe cluster
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| valign="top" |14.
| valign="top" |Mata-tea
| valign="top" |Saturn
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| valign="top" |15.
| valign="top" |Tokiva
| valign="top" |Jupiter
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| valign="top" |16.
| valign="top" |Te Yiku-o-te-kiole
| valign="top" |Coma Berenices
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| valign="top" |17.
| valign="top" |Te Yiku-o-te-kiole
| valign="top" |Ursa Major, second identification
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| valign="top" |18.
| valign="top" |Te Manu
| valign="top" |Corvus
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| valign="top" |19.
| valign="top" |Na Mata-o-te-paniwi
| valign="top" |Crux
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| valign="top" |20.
| valign="top" |Te Paniwi-o-Taewa
| valign="top" |"The Coal Sack"
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| valign="top" |21.
| valign="top" |Na Mata-o-te-tokalua, Wua-ma-Velo
| valign="top" |α and β Centauri, includes also other stars of same declination
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| valign="top" |22.
| valign="top" |Te Mango
| valign="top" |the Milky Way
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| valign="top" |23.
| valign="top" |Te Maina
| valign="top" |the Moon
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| valign="top" |24.
| valign="top" |Te Mata-yoa-ki-te-maina
| valign="top" |companion star to the moon
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| valign="top" |25.
| valign="top" |Te Wale-o-Awitu
| valign="top" |Corona Borealis
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| valign="top" |26.
| valign="top" |Na [[Pongaponga]]-iyu-o-te-kiole
| valign="top" |4ε and 5 Lyrae
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| valign="top" |27.
| valign="top" |Mata-wai-kave
| valign="top" |comet
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| valign="top" |28.
| valign="top" |Te Toloa
| valign="top" |Delphinu
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| valign="top" |29.
| valign="top" |Tolu
| valign="top" |α, β, γ Aquilae
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| valign="top" |30.
| valign="top" |Te Mango
| valign="top" |the Milky Way
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| valign="top" |31.
| valign="top" |Te Tao-a-Maui
| valign="top" |black nebula near Scorpius
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| valign="top" |32.
| valign="top" |Melemele
| valign="top" |Antares
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| valign="top" |33.
| valign="top" |Lua-tama-lelei
| valign="top" |λ, υ Scorpii
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| valign="top" |34.
| valign="top" |Te Kau-o-Maui
| valign="top" |star cluster in Sagittarius
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| valign="top" |35.
| valign="top" |Te Wao-a- aui
| valign="top" |θ, η, ξ, ε, δ Ophiuchi and α Serpentis
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| valign="top" |36.
| valign="top" |Takupu-tea
| valign="top" |Venus
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| valign="top" |37.
| valign="top" |Tapao
| valign="top" |Jupiter
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| valign="top" |38.
| valign="top" |Te Mata-yoa-ki-te-la
| valign="top" |Mercury
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| valign="top" |39.
| valign="top" |La
| valign="top" |Sun
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| valign="top" |40.
| valign="top" |Taki-piki-toIu
| valign="top" |Piscis Australis
|}

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== <small>Here is an overview on Kamilaroi and Euahlayi asterism names</small> ==
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== References ==

* [[References]] (general)

[[Category:Oceania]] [[Category:Polynesian]][[Category:Cook Islands]] [[Category:Pukapuka]]
[[Category:Overviews]]
[[Category:Service]]

Pukapuka (Asterism Names) - Revision history