Sunday, November 9, 2008

Map of Our Stellar Neighbors

"32 Nearby Stars
Krystian Majewski, designer

"A spatial representation of every star within 14 light-years of the Solar System in orthographic projection. There are 32 stars in this region, including the Sun. The stars are colored according to the spectral type,..."

It's interactive, the relatively slow rotation gives a very definite 3D sense, and rolling over a star brings up a little data display. (Adobe Flash Player, version 9 or better needed)

Attractive, fun (for astro-geeks like me), and - well - educational.

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