Galaxy Zoo Talk

Space / Galaxy Maps

  • iTz4theWorld by iTz4theWorld

    Where can i find the best galaxy or spaces maps? They are always so old and not interactive. Would like to get some tips. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Galaxy map, do you mean a map of our own galaxy, or a map of galaxies in the nearby Universe? Or a map of nearby stars?

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  • iTz4theWorld by iTz4theWorld

    Both. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Just some good cards of our space

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  • c_cld by c_cld

    Among a lot of choices:

    http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/

    http://news.sky-map.org/?locale=EN

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Do you want a series of pictures? Or something amazing on a computer?

    Here is a fly-through of the million or so galaxies close to us. Your software will need to be up to date. Also in 3D.

    New 3-D Map of Massive Galaxies and Distant Black Holes Offers Clues to Dark Matter and Dark Energy

    https://www.sdss3.org/press/dr9.php


    The computer game Elite has a 3D map of our local stars. It gives a good feeling for distances and direction.


    Is this the sort of thing that you want?

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  • iTz4theWorld by iTz4theWorld

    They are already very nice, but would like to see some more. And i heard that SDSS is not the newest telescope, so there should be better maps i guess.

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  • Ghost_Sheep_SWR by Ghost_Sheep_SWR

    DECaLS browser, plain good and interactive, just browsing there can distract you for hours! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ have fun

    http://legacysurvey.org/viewer?ra=175.9518&dec=19.9687&zoom=14&layer=decals-dr2

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