A SHORT JOURNEY THROUGH A UNIVERSE OF ASTRONOMY, ART, MUSIC, AND
MAPS.
Imagine Vincent’s immortal masterpiece superimposed over a map
of the land features of Massachusetts…
…Vincent’s “weathered face is soothed while he lovingly paints
the flaming flowers that brightly blaze” - and Don watches them
“reflect in Vincent’s eyes of china blue…”
…Imagine being Don…seeing reflected within Vincent’s eyes…upon
the face of Massachusetts…constellations…each star gleaming within
his eyes…
…Imagine using the INTERNET to find where these eyes and stars
are, what constellation is formed by them… “Will you know how…”
…Use these seven WGS-84 coordinate sets…
N42 35.605, W071 31.640
N42 33.15, W071 18.072
N42 26.405, W071 26.307
N42 26.684, W071 25.500
N42 27.057, W071 24.940
N42 20.200, W071 31.000
N42 20.956, W071 20.255
…And provide answers to at least A, B, C, and D below.
A.…Name each of the 7 EYES, where the locations of these seven
STARS would be located if on a map(the closest geographic feature
if the location is unnamed)…
B.…Name the CONSTELLATION represented by the seven STARS…
C.…Name VINCENT, his nationality, his occupation, and the year
he saw his Starry Night…
D.…Name DON, his occupation, what he "fed" America with, and
what Roberta Flack immortalized him as doing…(All phrases within
the “” are directly credited or indirectly attributed to him.)
Imagine learning a little astronomy - for an extra challenge
provide answers to 1, 2, and 3 below…
1…Provide the GREEK DESIGNATIONS of each of the four major STARS
at the boundaries of the CONSTELLATION…
2…Provide the common name of the other STARS…
3…Provide the Messier number for the swirling cloud…
“When you think you know What you have to say to me… Please
don’t suffer, Send email to me… And set your guesses free… After I
read about the facts you found… …I’ll respond, then you can make
your sound.”
(With apologies to the “Author”…)
After receiving my response, please be careful not to
inadvertently give away any answers in your log.