Van Gogh's Starry Night may show a real sky
Five central stars match the Hyades in Taurus, with a crescent moon and Venus nearby.
Van Gogh may have painted real stars after all. A new study says the sky in The Starry Night matches the pre-dawn sky over Saint-Rémy around 22 July 1889.
Researchers in South Korea found five of the painting's central stars line up with the Hyades cluster in Taurus, with a crescent moon and Venus nearby. It's a best fit rather than one exact night, and the first astronomical look at the painting in about four decades.
Would knowing the stars were real change the painting for you?
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