Steven Preston

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I fail to understand the artistic or scientific value of knowing the "exact night sky", ads to the collective human knowledge. I'm filing this under "Neat. Interesting to ponder for a moment, but only a moment", otherwise it's a waste of time and scientific skills. Like my assessment of this article

A Team of Astronomers Thinks They Have Identified the Exact Night Sky That Inspired Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night.' Not Everyone Is Convinced

Very few night skies seen from the south of France during the summer of 1889 would match the scene on van Gogh's canvas. A new study argues that it could have been July 22

smithsonianmag.com