Star patterns in Van Gogh’s paintings compared with the real sky (IMAGE)
Caption
(a) The central cluster of stars in The Starry Night (1889), left, and the Hyades cluster in Taurus, center. At right, the five stars in the painting (orange) are overlaid on the real stars (blue) after matching for size, orientation and position; red dashed lines show the residual differences.
(b) The stars in Café Terrace at Night (1888), left, and the stars around the Summer Triangle, center. The panel at right follows the same layout as in (a).
Credit
Kim et al., Scientific Reports (2026), Figs. 2, 4 and S1
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