DID you know?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been observing stars and planets for over 65,000 years.

Observing the skies informs Indigenous peoples daily lives and culture. Stories about the emu and the great shark baidam tell of the stars, and have been passed down through the generations.

The crew aboard the HMB Endeavour used the night sky to help them navigate across the world, and one of their tasks was to observe the transit of Venus.

Indigenous peoples and the Endeavour crew observed the stars differently. Cook and his crew looked at the stars, while Indigenous people looked at the spaces between the stars.

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