Those charts were a true blend of art and precision. The astronomers would sketch the sky by hand with a steady quill or a stylus, using a simple straightedge to keep the constellations on straight lines, but the real challenge was choosing which stars to emphasize. They had to balance the need for accurate positions with the aesthetic tradition of grouping stars into recognizable figures. So, yes—there’s a deliberate chaos: ink strokes that follow ancient mythic patterns, then a careful calibration of angles to match celestial coordinates. The beauty is that the lines themselves become the language that connects science to the imagination.