There's a starman's face waiting in the sky, thanks to a clever new project by a radio station and an observatory in Belgium.

Studio Brussels asked the MIRA Public Observatory to help them create a new constellation to honor David Bowie, the recently departed pop icon / man who fell to Earth and recently returned to his home planet. The scientists managed to find seven stars in the sky near Mars that, when you draw the lines between them, create the outline of the iconic lightning bolt from the cover of Bowie's album Aladdin Sane. It's called Stardust

Said Philippe Mollet of MIRA:

"It was not easy to determine the appropriate stars," Mollet said in a statement. Referring to the rocker's various albums, they chose seven stars—Sigma Librae, Spica, Zeta Centauri, SAO 204132, Sigma Octantis, Beta Trianguli Australis and SAO 241641—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," he added.

MIRA Public Observatory

Source: Huffington Post via io9

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