Night of 100,000 Stars
May 11, 2015 7:41 AM Subscribe
100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the real location of over 100,000 nearby stars. Zooming in reveals 87 major named stars and our solar system. The galaxy view is an artist's rendition."
--Chrome Experiments via Quartz
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Needs TWO images linked to change together, with a bit of parallax, and resizable.
Two screenshots made with a little lateral movement do work as a stereo pair.
posted by hank at 9:10 AM on May 11, 2015
Two screenshots made with a little lateral movement do work as a stereo pair.
posted by hank at 9:10 AM on May 11, 2015
Fun. takes a bit of toying to not get lost on an outlying star, and hopefully someday the info on the stars will be more than simply wikipedia entries.
In these days, I would like to see something like this for exoplanets rather than stars. now that would be exciting!
posted by OHenryPacey at 9:35 AM on May 11, 2015
In these days, I would like to see something like this for exoplanets rather than stars. now that would be exciting!
posted by OHenryPacey at 9:35 AM on May 11, 2015
If this kind of thing gives you tingles in the downbelows, you should come play Elite:Dangerous with us. It models the entire galaxy, 400 billion stars worth, and the locations of known stellar bodies are accurately located according to current knowledge. Except, you know, you get to fly your spaceships around and pew-pew or trade stuff or explore or whatever you want to do. It's a pretty stunning gaming achievement (even if I personally have gotten distracted away from it recently).
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:08 PM on May 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:08 PM on May 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
Now that's some good advertising, stavrosthewonderchicken. I just joined Mefightclub because I'm an avid Elite:Dangerous player (when family obligations allow) and playing with a bunch of Mefites sounds great.
Note: This whole topic may indeed give me tingles in the downbelows.
posted by Ridge at 7:02 PM on May 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Note: This whole topic may indeed give me tingles in the downbelows.
posted by Ridge at 7:02 PM on May 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Or you could just, you know, download a copy of Stellarium. Free, and far-and-away the best, most mature astro program available to anyone.
Linux, Windows, Mac, GNU license, OpenGL. Default 600,000 stars, up to 210 million. Set the time for views, very flexible time control. Ability to display stars and other celestial objects as seen from reference points other than the Earth ... at your whim. Scriptable, skinnable. Much more. Mobile version available (Android).
posted by Twang at 8:11 PM on May 11, 2015
Linux, Windows, Mac, GNU license, OpenGL. Default 600,000 stars, up to 210 million. Set the time for views, very flexible time control. Ability to display stars and other celestial objects as seen from reference points other than the Earth ... at your whim. Scriptable, skinnable. Much more. Mobile version available (Android).
posted by Twang at 8:11 PM on May 11, 2015
Actually, if free is the way you want to roll (and gaming is less your bag than THE WONDER OF SPAAACE and being able to 'fly' anywhere you want in a galactic simulator), then I'd also recommend Space Engine.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:07 PM on May 11, 2015
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:07 PM on May 11, 2015
(extra bonus: the procedural engine lets you fly right down to planetary surfaces where they exist.)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:09 PM on May 11, 2015
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:09 PM on May 11, 2015
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