Constellation Named After David Bowie

Legendary rock-star David Bowie has had a constellation named after him “Starman”. Astronomers (MIRA, Belgian astronomical observatory) have officially registered a lightning-bolt-shaped group of stars in an epic, cosmic tribute to the late singer. The seven stars in the constellation are Sigma, Librae, Spica, Alpha Virginis, Zeta Centauri, SAA 204 132 and the Beta Sigma Octantis Trianguli Australis. Bowie’s “Starman” constellation is in the shape of a lightning bolt that Bowie so famously wore across his face on the front cover of his “Aladdin Sane” album. So how were those stars chosen? Reports say they were in the same area of Mars at the same moment Bowie passed away. Meanwhile, Philippe Mollet from MIRA says, “It was not easy to determine the appropriate stars….Studio Brussels asked us to give Bowie a unique place in the galaxy. Referring to his various albums, we chose seven stars … 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. “