Using Stellarium Web, change your location to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise by pasting 49.070720, 2.169886 into the search box. Double check that the location says Auvers-sur-Oise, France then click on the "> Use this Location" button. It should now show AUVERS-SUR-OISE in the box at the lower left. Next, change your observing date to 1890-06-16. Look to the West and adjust the time of day to be shortly after sunset (while the sky is not yet fully dark). Do you see a bright object in the sky, just above the tree? This is most likely the object depicted in Van Gogh’s painting. Click on the object to see information about it. Answer the questions below: a. The bright object in the sky which Van Gogh painted was probably:
b. The object’s azimuth is:
c. The object’s altitude is:
d. The object’s apparent magnitude is:
e. It’s distance from the Sun in AU was: