Define "Star"

While I was in California, my grandpa took me to the Griffith Observatory. It's up on a mountain and overlooks Los Angeles.


You're going to have to take my word for it that that is, in fact, Los Angeles. The view was splendid and, not only does this picture not do it justice, it brings it shame.


Anyway, the clever folks who redesigned the place less than a year ago realized how boring this 200-meter hallway is, so they added this strange serpentine jewelry mural. All of the pieces are representations of stars, moons, planets, and other celestial stuff.


I neglected to photograph all of the other strange pieces, but this caught my eye. Does this really qualify as a star? Yes, certainly it's a "'Star' of David", but it's recognized entirely for it's symbolic value rather than being an actual star.


There was also a Turkish flag. In case you are unfamiliar with it:


Again, the symbolic value overshadows the celestial nature of the image. It's not the best example, but there were other questionable pieces.

I know. Lame. I'll get some good stuff out here.