<p>For decades, art historians and astronomers have wondered whether the sky of Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night shows real stars or imagined ones. A new study argues the stars are real — and that Van Gogh likely saw them a month later than most scholars thought. The study, published Oct. 22 in Scientific Reports,<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/van-goghs-starry-night-shows-a-real-night-sky-study-suggests/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Van Gogh’s Starry Night shows a real night sky, study suggests"</span></a></p>
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For decades, art historians and astronomers have wondered whether the sky of Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night shows real stars or imagined ones. A new study argues the stars are real — and that Van Gogh likely saw them a month later than most scholars thought. The study, published Oct. 22 in Scientific Reports,Continue reading “Van Gogh’s Starry Night shows a real night sky, study suggests”
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