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==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the [[Bardardi]] "meeting place" in the constellation [[Aquila]] (Cairns & Harney, 2003,<ref>Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW</ref> p. 198). | The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the [[Bardardi]] "meeting place" in the constellation [[Aquila]] (Cairns & Harney, 2003,<ref>Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW</ref> p. 198).<gallery> | ||
File:Wardaman2004 sum3.jpg|southern winter triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altrair) in Wardaman uranography (Cairns and Harney 2003). | |||
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==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 6 June 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, Youla Azkarrula
Lardlung, Big Trading Place, is a name for an asterism in Aquila from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the Bardardi "meeting place" in the constellation Aquila (Cairns & Harney, 2003,[1] p. 198).
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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 Lardlung was discussed by WGSN in 2018, but no action was taken on adopting it for a star. It may be reconsidered in the future.
sig Aql currently has no proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or 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
