Interactive Map of the Galaxy

[bryce]

Really cool interactive map of the Galaxy: http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/

This page might be a better jumping-off point, to explain it: http://www.geekosystem.com/galaxy-map/

And this is cool too: video map of the galaxy: http://io9.com/this-new-video-map-of-space-will-make-you-feel-utterly-513098800

 

[Lindley]

It should be searchable. I spent 10 minutes trying to find Wolf 359, in vain. I don't think it's on there.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

I don't think it is there -- Wolf 359 should be roughly in the same direction as Denebola at about 2/3rds of the distance.

 

[Metryq]

It's cool that this can be delivered via Web browser, but the subject matter is "too big." Granted, I have an older computer, but I have plenty of apps (like Celestia) that look better and perform much better. And Celestia is searchable.

 

[TheMasterOfOrion]

great fun, thanks

 

[publiusr]

DM 61+366 (HIP 9481) aka Gilese 710 is supposed to hit our Oort clound in about a million years. Try doing a search for that.

http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.2160 http://www.solstation.com/stars2/gl710.htm
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/418011/orange-dwarf-star-set-to-smash-into-the-solar-system/

 

[Metryq]

Hmmm, I was just noticing that all the planets in the Solar system are exactly on the same plane, which is inaccurate.