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Re: Accurate Starmap
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2016, 08:19:09 AM »
Its terrible, but hauntingly beautiful.
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Re: Accurate Starmap
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2016, 02:13:14 PM »
I put a twist on that above map. Actually, two twists.  :P

It doesn't show some of the outlying links as the base image (http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/20lys.html) only extends out 20 light-years and quite a few of my known systems are beyond that distance.
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Re: Accurate Starmap
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2016, 04:09:24 PM »
Dumb question.

any reason why so many systems have a "wolf' name?
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Re: Accurate Starmap
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2016, 04:21:31 PM »
Quote from: Drgong on September 13, 2016, 04:09:24 PM
Dumb question.

any reason why so many systems have a "wolf' name?

Because of this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Wolf

And you have this guy to thank for thousands of Gliese, GJ, and NN stars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Gliese
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