Caelum and Columba: In 3D, Viewed from Earth

 

Caelum and Columba in 3D

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The image painted on the base grid is the relevant 863 ly x 863 ly section of the modified European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way map. The yellow arc in the image is a small portion of the smallest circle centered around the Sun in the modified European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way map, a circle with a radius of 750 light years. The base grid parallels the galactic plane, and lies 372 light years below the actual galactic plane.

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Caelum and Columba Viewed From Earth

Constellations Caelum and Columba

 

Bright Stars, Near Stars, Solar Systems

 

Bright Stars in the Constellations

 

The Constellations and the Galactic, Supergalactic Planes