Bardardi
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Bardardi, a ceremonial meeting place, is a name for an asterism in Aquila from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
"Bardardi" is the Wardaman Aboriginal name from Cairns & Harney (2003,[1] p.198) for a ceremonial meeting place.
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southern winter triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altrair) in Wardaman uranography (Cairns and Harney 2003).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed by IAU WGSN in 2018 but no action was taken. The name may be revisited in a future WGSN meeting.
Mu Aquilae lacks a proper name in SIMBAD, wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006).
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Reference
- ↑ Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW
