The Starman is honoured with constellation in the shape of a lightning bolt as part of the Stardust for Bowie tribute project.
Following his death last week, Belgian astronomers have registered a constellation made up of seven stars forming the shape of a lightening bolt in homage to David Bowie. Resembling the iconic blue and red bolt appearing across the singer’s face on the cover of his 1973 album Aladdin Sane, rather fittingly, the shining bolt also sits in the vicinity of Mars.
Teaming up with radio station Studio Brussel, the MIRA public observatory created the constellation as part of the Stardust for Bowie tribute project.
“Studio Brussels asked us to give Bowie a unique place in the galaxy,” said Philippe Mollet from the observatory, “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.”
The home of the project can be found on the stardustforbowie website, where a virtual version of the constellation is used as a map on Google Sky. Within the bolt fans can assign their favourite Bowie song to a star along with a short message.
Source: The Guardian
