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Collowgulloric War is a name for η Car from the Australian Boorong people. |
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Collowgulloric War is a name for η Car in the constellation of [[Carina]], the Keel, from the Australian Boorong people.<ref name=":0">Hamacher, Duane W. and Frew, David J. (2010). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 220-234.</ref> Stanbridge (1861:<ref name=":1">Stanbridge (1861). On the Aborigines of Victoria, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol. 1.</ref> 303) said that neighboring Aboriginal groups, from Swan Hill (near Tyrell Downs) to Mount Franklin (near Daylesford), share similar names and associations of the stars with the Boorong.<ref name=":0" /> The Boorong clan no longer exists as an independent entity, but their descendants still live in the region as members of the Kulin nations (Clark, 1990)<ref>Clark, I.D., 1990. Aboriginal Languages and Clans: An Historical Atlas of Western and Central Victoria, 1800- 1900. Melbourne, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University (Monash Publications in Geography, No. 37).</ref>. |
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==Etymology and History== |
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Collowgulloric War is a female crow, the wife of War ([[Canopus]]). The small stars around her are their children. The name was given to the star in its Great Eruption (0 > V > –1.0) lasting several years around 1850. Hamacher and Frew (2010) also point out that there are "no records prior to Stanbridge’s papers regarding Boorong astronomy, and indeed none since." |
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* Collow-collouricwar (Wotjobaluk''')''' |
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Stanbridge's<ref>Stanbridge (1858). On the astronomy and mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions Philosophical Institute Victoria, 2, 137-140.</ref> <ref name=":1" /> description: "Large red star in Rober Carol, marked 966" |
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Hamacher and Frew (2010):<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>We deduce that Collowgullouric War is referring to η Carinae in outburst, during the period of Stanbridge’s fieldwork, ca. 1848 to 1851, which coincides with the years during which η Carinae was at its brightest (Smith and Frew, 2010), and that this outburst was incorporated into Boorong oral traditions.</blockquote>MacPherson (1881: 73) explains that the female crow is the “… small red star No. 966 in King Charles’ Oak [Robur Carol].” Hamacher and Frew (2010) comment: "It is possible that MacPherson attributed Collowgullouric War to a “small” red star because of the faintness of η Carinae during the time he published his paper (see Figure 9)." |
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=== Identification === |
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Hamacher and Frew (2010):<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>In his unpublished M.A. thesis, Morieson (1996: 74) identified Collowgullouric War as η Carinae, but did not give his reasoning for this. However, he suggests that other nearby red stars, including R Carinae, S Carinae, and a fifth magnitude star near the open cluster NGC 2516, may also be Collowgullouric War (but excludes this possibility in later publications). We can rule these out as candidates, since they do not match Stanbridge’s description as “large” (bright). Furthermore, R and S Carinae are both large-amplitude, Miratype variable stars, spending most of their time below naked-eye visibility. And as mentioned earlier, stars of these magnitudes do not show apparent colour to the unaided eye. Finally, R Carinae, S Carinae, and NGC 2516 are not labeled ‘966’ in any star catalogues, leaving no alternative star to identify as Collowgullouric War.</blockquote> |
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Latest revision as of 09:11, 1 October 2025
Collowgulloric War is a name for η Car in the constellation of Carina, the Keel, from the Australian Boorong people.[1] Stanbridge (1861:[2] 303) said that neighboring Aboriginal groups, from Swan Hill (near Tyrell Downs) to Mount Franklin (near Daylesford), share similar names and associations of the stars with the Boorong.[1] The Boorong clan no longer exists as an independent entity, but their descendants still live in the region as members of the Kulin nations (Clark, 1990)[3].
Etymology and History
Collowgulloric War is a female crow, the wife of War (Canopus). The small stars around her are their children. The name was given to the star in its Great Eruption (0 > V > –1.0) lasting several years around 1850. Hamacher and Frew (2010) also point out that there are "no records prior to Stanbridge’s papers regarding Boorong astronomy, and indeed none since."
Variants:
- Collow-collouricwar (Wotjobaluk)
Stanbridge's[4] [2] description: "Large red star in Rober Carol, marked 966"
Hamacher and Frew (2010):[1]
We deduce that Collowgullouric War is referring to η Carinae in outburst, during the period of Stanbridge’s fieldwork, ca. 1848 to 1851, which coincides with the years during which η Carinae was at its brightest (Smith and Frew, 2010), and that this outburst was incorporated into Boorong oral traditions.
MacPherson (1881: 73) explains that the female crow is the “… small red star No. 966 in King Charles’ Oak [Robur Carol].” Hamacher and Frew (2010) comment: "It is possible that MacPherson attributed Collowgullouric War to a “small” red star because of the faintness of η Carinae during the time he published his paper (see Figure 9)."
Identification
Hamacher and Frew (2010):[1]
In his unpublished M.A. thesis, Morieson (1996: 74) identified Collowgullouric War as η Carinae, but did not give his reasoning for this. However, he suggests that other nearby red stars, including R Carinae, S Carinae, and a fifth magnitude star near the open cluster NGC 2516, may also be Collowgullouric War (but excludes this possibility in later publications). We can rule these out as candidates, since they do not match Stanbridge’s description as “large” (bright). Furthermore, R and S Carinae are both large-amplitude, Miratype variable stars, spending most of their time below naked-eye visibility. And as mentioned earlier, stars of these magnitudes do not show apparent colour to the unaided eye. Finally, R Carinae, S Carinae, and NGC 2516 are not labeled ‘966’ in any star catalogues, leaving no alternative star to identify as Collowgullouric War.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025.
WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
Weblinks
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hamacher, Duane W. and Frew, David J. (2010). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 220-234.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stanbridge (1861). On the Aborigines of Victoria, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol. 1.
- ↑ Clark, I.D., 1990. Aboriginal Languages and Clans: An Historical Atlas of Western and Central Victoria, 1800- 1900. Melbourne, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University (Monash Publications in Geography, No. 37).
- ↑ Stanbridge (1858). On the astronomy and mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions Philosophical Institute Victoria, 2, 137-140.
