Star Clusters in Van Gogh’s Starry Night Matches Taurus Sky From July 1889, Shows Study

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The sky painted by Vincent Van Gogh in The Starry Night matches the sky in July of 1889, the year he immortalized the French horizon. The iconic painting has conventionally been dated from a letter the artist wrote to his brother, Theo, around June 18th that year, but experts say the waning gibbous moon