The southern hemisphere sky is perceived as more beautiful primarily because it lacks the light pollution found in more densely populated northern regions.

“So people think the actual sky is better because they can see it better.”

The official constellations are useful for providing a shared cultural framework for astronomy that would be difficult to maintain if everyone used their own.

“I think we're just following in the grand tradition of using the names that have come before us because it would be really difficult if everyone actually did come up with their own names you wouldn't be able to talk about it but you couldn't you wouldn't have the shared you wouldn't have the shared ”