The artist David Bowie already has his own corner in the universe. Near Mars, as he would have liked, a team of Belgian astronomers from the MIRA Public Observatory in collaboration with the Studio Brussels radio station, have created a constellation in the shape of a ray , in analogy to the red and blue ray painted on the face of the musician who appears on the album called “Aladdin Sane ” released in 1973.
The official record of the constellation of lightning was made the same day of his death, last January 10 and according to the precursors of this initiative, it is the best tribute that we could offer to the artist, given that throughout his career the universe was always an inspiration to him. Not surprisingly, hits like Space Oddity, the character Ziggy Stardust, Starman or Life on Mars are clear proof of this.
The Bowie constellation is made up of seven stars and it was not a random number. ” Blackstar ” was the name of his last album, presented with only seven songs, hence this number of stars was chosen for his constellation: Sigma Librae, Spica, Alpha Virginis, Zeta Centauri, SAA 204 132, Beta Sigma Octantis and Trianguli Australis . All of them are in the vicinity of Mars: “it has not been easy to determine the appropriate stars. Studio Brussels asked us to give Bowie a unique place in the galaxy ”, explains Philippe Mollet, from the MIRA Observatory.
This constellation shaped like a lightning bolt in honor of David Bowie belongs to the tribute “ Stardust for Bowie “ where fans of the musician can use the Google Sky application to add their favorite songs along with a short phrase for a virtual version of the constellation.
