Astronomers dedicate constellation of stars to David Bowie
<p>As tributes to David Bowie continue, a group of astronomers in Belgium have come up with a canny way to pay homage to the late pop music icon registering a constellation in his honour.</p>
<p>Consisting of seven stars in the vicinity of Mars, the constellation forms the shape of a lightning bolt similar to the one painted on Bowie’s face on the cover of the 1973 album Aladdin Sane.</p>
<p><img width="500" height="300" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/14053/stardust-for-bowie_500x300.jpg" alt="Stardust For Bowie" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>
<p>In a statement, Philippe Mollet from the MIRA Observatory said, “It was not easy to determine the appropriate stars. Studio Brussels asked us to give Bowie a unique place in the galaxy.”</p>
<p>“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.”</p>
<p>Bowie passed away on 10 January aged 69 after an 18 month battle with cancer.</p>
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