Map Guide Left click to identify unlabelled stars. Right
click and swirl mouse
to rotate map. Left click a star and "=" button for a new
center of rotation. Left click "+" or "-" button to expand or
shrink the view
scale or -- with
the "?" button -- scope,
and orbit animation speed
or update increment. Double click, or click and "Go" to
notable destinations listed in Stars and
Orbits. See "?" button for controls on
Distance Lines & Numbers,
Reset, and Pause or
Resume. Other controls (e.g., Routes) continue to be
developed.
Notes
This Nearby Star Map displays stars and substellar
objects that may be located within 47.2 light-years (ly)
of Sol.
To locate "bright stars" as far away as 100 ly of Sol,
try the Bright Star Map.
Map © Jo Grant
& Ben Lin, "Stars within 47.2 light-years."
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