[Idea] Stellar Cartography - Printable Version +- Makestation (https://makestation.net) +-- Forum: Area 52 (https://makestation.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=58) +--- Forum: General Discussion (https://makestation.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=36) +--- Thread: [Idea] Stellar Cartography (/showthread.php?tid=2181)

Stellar Cartography - SpookyZalost - November 13th, 2018 wasn't sure where else to put this. working on another somewhat ambitious project. here's what I have so far. this is supposed to be the first main page, which is a vague direction and distance measurement for all exoplanetary systems within about 50 LY. the pages after in order of distance will be a system map for each star system... FYI there's a lot but I wanted to draw it out first on paper before I even began working on a digital version, very oldschool. the tools I'm using are a ruler, a bow compass, some graphite pencils, a blank drawing book, and a protractor for measuring angles and degrees and such. I'll post more once I've got more completed on it but so far I have all known systems within about 30 LY done on the stellar distance map. you're supposed to use this chart in conjunction with a constellation map to determine it's location and travel distance then the system map once you get there. it's been bugging me for a whle but for the life of me I can't figure out why nothing like this has been done for more than just the sol system, so I decided to do it myself. RE: Stellar Cartography - brian51 - November 14th, 2018 thanks for the post.. I am glad your continuing to work n areas that you have good knowledge of.. Space exploration, is an area i do have some interest in.. RE: Stellar Cartography - SpookyZalost - November 14th, 2018 yeah stellar cartography is fun, and the end result is a better understanding of how the universe is laid out. speaking of which, I have to add barnard's star to my charts now, a new super earth was discovered orbiting it on the edge of the frost line today.