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What the sky reveals about ‘the starry night’
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What the sky reveals about ‘the starry night’

Could Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night have captured a real sky rather than pure imagination? Astronomer Elijah Jeong-hyun Kim and colleagues argue yes: dating the scene to dawn on July 22, 1889, they find that the Moon, Venus and the Hyades align closely with the painting. Earlier studies searched for different constellations partly because they relied on a June date, which the positions of the crescent Moon and Venus do not support. And here’s the lovely twist: the researchers say this close match shifts the burden of proof toward a faithful astronomical depiction.
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