In July 1969, as the Apollo 11 missions were launching
towards the Moon, the just-released David Bowie single “Space Oddity”
was further fueling the space-lust for thousands of Earth-bound
humans. From songs like “Starman” and “Life on Mars” to his numerous
otherworldly personas – no other pop artist has inspired and drawn upon
our exploration of space as much as David Bowie.
So, as a fitting tribute following his untimely death last
week, Belgian astronomers have named a star constellation after the
world’s late, great cosmic muse.
The constellation consists of seven stars that form the
shape of the lightning bolt from Bowie’s 1973 album “Aladdin Sane,” one
of the most iconic images of the starchild.
The project was a collaboration between radio station Studio Brussel and Belgium’s MIRA public observatory, called Stardust For Bowie.
On this interactive Google Sky map, you can also post messages and tag
your favorite Bowie song to any of the stars which fall within the
constellation.
“It was not easy to determine the appropriate stars. Studio
Brussel asked us to give Bowie a unique place in the galaxy,” Philippe
Mollet, from the MIRA Public Observatory, said in a statement.
“Referring to his various albums, we chose seven
stars – Sigma Librae, Spica, Alpha Virginis, Zeta Centauri, SAA 204 132,
and the Beta Sigma Octantis Trianguli Australis – in the vicinity of
Mars. The constellation is a copy of the iconic Bowie lightning and was
recorded at the exact time of his death.”
From IFLS
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