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Added 3 african sky culture #631
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Welcome additions, in principle. However, the descriptions leave much to deserve. The skycultures may be targeted to South Africans, but we should think globally. Many (if not most) people outside Africa know that these people "live in Africa". But where? Explanations start here! General introduction about the respective groups, maybe a map (Africa with colored area should be OK) and no clear references given. Did Auke Slotegraaf write a book, is/was he ethnologer, astronomer, missionary, surveyor, railway builder, hunter, adventurer? In which decade? Any quotable information or contact addresses possible? star_names.fab: Names in English? Why not the own names? (all 3 cultures) Xhosa: isiLimela (Pleiades) "First Sighting" in morning or evening skies? Khoikhoi&San: The constellation artwork with painted stars in no way matches real stars. We are about to introduce classification labels. This should be labelled "incomplete" IMHO, but is barely acceptable. |
Is there any chance I could have a look at these 3 skycultures? I'd really appreciate it if I could! Thanks :). |
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Description
Added 3 African sky cultures:
Add sky cultures was created by Suki Lock for the South African Astronomical Observatory, based on information compiled by Auke Slotegraaf.
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