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Southern Sky Emu

[Southern Sky] - [The Giant Emu] - [Constellations]


Image credit: Museum of Victoria, Scienceworks

On an autumn or winter's evening, when the Milky Way from Sagittarius to the Southern Cross is high in the sky, find a location away from lights. Then you will see that the dark clouds of the Milky Way form the shape of a giant emu, slain and layed out, ready for the campfire.