Starfield Navigator

[Kraven12]

Someone was cool like that enough to put together a map of 50 light years in a 3d format of all  the different star systems. All I can say is, I am gonna be busy. 

 

https://www.s9w.io/starfield_navigator/

[Liriel-666]

i would sy the map maker has no idea of the milky way when he see only 5 real star systems.

He Named Sol, Alpha Centauri, Porrima, Tau Ceti and Cassiopeiae

I see more real ist star systems with names like gliese... , hd ... , sirius, altair, barnard aka barnards star, lyutens star, procion, wolf 359 or van maanens star.

 

Someone with no Knowlegde of the stars make a star map. ;D

Edited August 24, 2023 by Liriel-666

[Miauzi]

Vor einer Stunde sagte Liriel-666:

Ich würde mir vorstellen, dass der Kartenersteller keine Ahnung von der Milchstraße hat, wenn er nur 5 echte Sternensysteme sieht.

Er nannte Sol, Alpha Centauri, Porrima, Tau Ceti und Cassiopeiae

Ich sehe sehr reale Sternensysteme mit Namen wie Gliese..., HD..., Sirius, Altair, Barnard, auch bekannt als Barnards Star, Lyutens Star, Procion oder Van Maanens Star.

 

Jemand ohne Kenntnis der Sterne erstellt eine Sternenkarte. ;D

 

In fact, all stars on the map of "StarField" are real stars - even if they have "numbers" (HD xxx) instead of "names" (like "Sirius").

the more it shows that the author of this linked article has only very limited knowledge in astronomy.

 

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what does the map actually show?

It shows a narrow segment of a space sphere around our sun - whose farthest star (HD 132307) is about 114 light years away from the "Sol" system.

The sphere has a diameter of about 120 light years - in the game, however, only a very narrow sector with 100 star systems is selected.
 

Spoiler

The snapshot comes from the navigation system of "Elite" - whose star map is based on realStellar astronomy

 

Since a statement was made about "size" - I compare the area populated and controlled by humans from the game "Elite Dangerous":

- approx. 20000 inhabited or by means of (470,000) bases and space stations controlled star systems that are approximately "spherical" (rotational ellipsoid) around the solar system ... called the "bubble

The bubble has the shape of a "rotational ellipsoid" - the radius in the plane of the Milky Way disc approx. 250 light years ... lower right to it approx. 150 light years

 

Spoiler

Examples of star systems North or South of the Solar System

 

 

- In addition, there are tens of thousands of star systems in the bubble that have no bases or stations.

- the data and names of these stars are based on the real Milky Way - in which 160,000 stars mapped by astronomers have been incorporated in the meantime

(whose data is also used by "StarField

This is not about who has the bigger field ... Elite has about 400 billion star systems ... encompasses the entire Milky Way and can be flown over completely by spaceship.

But "Elite" has a completely different game concept than "StarField" - that's why it's difficult to compare them.

So it will depend a lot on the feasible and actually implemented gameplay - what "StarField" actually wants to be or can actually be.

 

Edited August 24, 2023 by Miauzi

[Varithina]

57 minutes ago, Miauzi said:

 

In fact, all stars on the map of "StarField" are real stars - even if they have "numbers" (HD xxx) instead of "names" (like "Sirius").

the more it shows that the author of this linked article has only very limited knowledge in astronomy.

 

Chances are in reality a real star map would be just numbers for the most part, they would be the reference data from a specific location, probably earth, but maybe somewhere else, the only time you would really see system names would be when you in effect zoom in and view each system so to speak, then things like number of planets, system name, affiliation and such would pop up, most people would not be looking at in effect a star map, they would be looking at a pretty fied and user interfaced version of the information.