If your work/fandoms takes you into #StarTrek #Babylon5 #Marvel #DC #Honorverse #Traveller #2300AD #SpaceAdventureInGeneral you might be interested in this bit of #GalacticCartography !
I am working on an O-type star map. The detailed Edenhofer dust clouds and this year the new ionized hydrogen grid allows for more detailed and realistic maps so I tried a different style for this map. Comments welcome.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If your work/fandoms takes you into #StarTrek #Babylon5 #Marvel #DC #Honorverse #Traveller #2300AD #SpaceAdventureInGeneral you might be interested in this bit of #GalacticCartography !
Finally working the Typhon Expanse into my Romulan History and Cardassian/Dominion Wars base maps, and synchronizing the star systems between the two...
#StarTrek #StellarCartography #StarMaps #StarCharts #FanArtwork #fanprojects #fanmaps #graphicdesign #practice #GalacticCartography #mapdesign
#StarTrek #StellarCartography #StarMaps #StarCharts #FanArtwork #fanprojects #fanmaps #graphicdesign #practice #GalacticCartography #mapdesign
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Finally working the Typhon Expanse into my Romulan History and Cardassian/Dominion Wars base maps, and synchronizing the star systems between the two...
#StarTrek #StellarCartography #StarMaps #StarCharts #FanArtwork #fanprojects #fanmaps #graphicdesign #practice #GalacticCartography #mapdesign
#StarTrek #StellarCartography #StarMaps #StarCharts #FanArtwork #fanprojects #fanmaps #graphicdesign #practice #GalacticCartography #mapdesign
I don't think that 42 Ursae Majoris is a good candidate for the Persephone system. It looks like a potential neighbour when you view the galaxy from above/below, sure...
#Discussion #StarTrek #StarCharts #StellarCartography #astronomy #galacticcartography #mapmaking #research #debate
#Discussion #StarTrek #StarCharts #StellarCartography #astronomy #galacticcartography #mapmaking #research #debate
January 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don't think that 42 Ursae Majoris is a good candidate for the Persephone system. It looks like a potential neighbour when you view the galaxy from above/below, sure...
#Discussion #StarTrek #StarCharts #StellarCartography #astronomy #galacticcartography #mapmaking #research #debate
#Discussion #StarTrek #StarCharts #StellarCartography #astronomy #galacticcartography #mapmaking #research #debate
NGC 6888 is why I refer to the "Crescent Nebula" in #Section31 as the "*Near* Crescent Nebula". #StarTrek #GalacticCartography #StarCharts #starmaps
Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus. The interaction of multiple stellar ejections by the central star give the nebula it's shape. Narrow band data collected before moon rise this past week. Rendered so ionized Hydrogen are reds & Oxygen are blues.
Taken 08/07/26
#astronomy #astrophotography
Taken 08/07/26
#astronomy #astrophotography
August 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
NGC 6888 is why I refer to the "Crescent Nebula" in #Section31 as the "*Near* Crescent Nebula". #StarTrek #GalacticCartography #StarCharts #starmaps
If you ever get lost in the Milky Way galaxy, here is a map.
December 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM
A candidate for consideration as the star closest to
#StarTrekVanguard.
#astronomy #stellarcartography #galacticcartography #starcharts #fanart #EdgeOfMidnight #fanfiction
www.deviantart.com/dewline-otta...
#StarTrekVanguard.
#astronomy #stellarcartography #galacticcartography #starcharts #fanart #EdgeOfMidnight #fanfiction
www.deviantart.com/dewline-otta...
A Candidate for Vanguard Station by DEWLine-Ottawa on DeviantArt
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June 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A candidate for consideration as the star closest to
#StarTrekVanguard.
#astronomy #stellarcartography #galacticcartography #starcharts #fanart #EdgeOfMidnight #fanfiction
www.deviantart.com/dewline-otta...
#StarTrekVanguard.
#astronomy #stellarcartography #galacticcartography #starcharts #fanart #EdgeOfMidnight #fanfiction
www.deviantart.com/dewline-otta...
Seems to be a busy day on Bluesky, so if I did a Kickstarter, like one of the following two topics.
April 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
@straczynski.bsky.social Speaking of maps again, here's something I've found entertaining, educational, and useful.
#starmaps #galacticcartography #reference
hygmap.space
#starmaps #galacticcartography #reference
hygmap.space
hygmap.space
June 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
@straczynski.bsky.social Speaking of maps again, here's something I've found entertaining, educational, and useful.
#starmaps #galacticcartography #reference
hygmap.space
#starmaps #galacticcartography #reference
hygmap.space
Just another of my @tranquilitypress.bsky.social inspired projects of #StarTrek #mapmaking.
#graphicdesign #galacticcartography
As to why, check the latest chapter of @eomproject.bsky.social for the details.
#graphicdesign #galacticcartography
As to why, check the latest chapter of @eomproject.bsky.social for the details.
July 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Just another of my @tranquilitypress.bsky.social inspired projects of #StarTrek #mapmaking.
#graphicdesign #galacticcartography
As to why, check the latest chapter of @eomproject.bsky.social for the details.
#graphicdesign #galacticcartography
As to why, check the latest chapter of @eomproject.bsky.social for the details.
While I'm worrying over a hundred other things, I wanted to share a bit more of a work in progress...
#StarTrek #fanart #fanmaps #starmaps #galacticcartography #stellarcartography #starcharts
#StarTrek #fanart #fanmaps #starmaps #galacticcartography #stellarcartography #starcharts
November 28, 2024 at 3:01 AM
While I'm worrying over a hundred other things, I wanted to share a bit more of a work in progress...
#StarTrek #fanart #fanmaps #starmaps #galacticcartography #stellarcartography #starcharts
#StarTrek #fanart #fanmaps #starmaps #galacticcartography #stellarcartography #starcharts
@daytonward.bsky.social I had a thought about Satera from your novel, Pliable Truths. Subject to debate and discussion, as ever...
#StarTrek #novels #astrocartography #galacticcartography #CardassianUnion #starmaps #starcharts #astronomy
#StarTrek #novels #astrocartography #galacticcartography #CardassianUnion #starmaps #starcharts #astronomy
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@daytonward.bsky.social I had a thought about Satera from your novel, Pliable Truths. Subject to debate and discussion, as ever...
#StarTrek #novels #astrocartography #galacticcartography #CardassianUnion #starmaps #starcharts #astronomy
#StarTrek #novels #astrocartography #galacticcartography #CardassianUnion #starmaps #starcharts #astronomy
Decided that there had to be an Alpha Hromi and a Beta Hromi as well...
#StarTrek #StarTrekDesign #StellarCartography #starmaps #GalacticCartography #mapdesign #graphicdesign #fanmaps #fanfiction #TranquilityPress
#StarTrek #StarTrekDesign #StellarCartography #starmaps #GalacticCartography #mapdesign #graphicdesign #fanmaps #fanfiction #TranquilityPress
August 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Decided that there had to be an Alpha Hromi and a Beta Hromi as well...
#StarTrek #StarTrekDesign #StellarCartography #starmaps #GalacticCartography #mapdesign #graphicdesign #fanmaps #fanfiction #TranquilityPress
#StarTrek #StarTrekDesign #StellarCartography #starmaps #GalacticCartography #mapdesign #graphicdesign #fanmaps #fanfiction #TranquilityPress
#GalacticCartography question...
Wondering if any professional astronomers out there can explain the "Outer Scutum-Centaurus arm". I realize that something appears in l-v diagrams and that there are a number of star formation regions in the far outer galaxy but in what way is this an arm - an extended significant structure?
July 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
#GalacticCartography question...
Amplifying for #GalacticCartography
Later this year I'll be launching a Kickstarter to fund the Atlas of the Milky Way. This will combine Gaia DR4, masers, and infrared data from the Herschel mission to create the most detailed top down maps of the Milky Way that have ever been available.
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July 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Amplifying for #GalacticCartography
Amplifying because I'd be interested in seeing how maps on such a scale can be set up. #GalacticCartography
It seems likely that Gaia DR4, especially when combined with other recent data sources like Hi-GAL and WISE, will allow for the first detailed and accurate maps of the local spiral structure. I am looking for some similar science fiction maps to use as inspiration. Any suggestions?
June 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Amplifying because I'd be interested in seeing how maps on such a scale can be set up. #GalacticCartography
Amplifying because #galacticcartography...
Experimenting with expanding the inner Milky Way visualization to add the nearest spiral arm to the Sun. Obviously needs a lot of work still!
May 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Amplifying because #galacticcartography...
So here's part of my weekend work on mapping the inner galaxy. My question: can I find the inner ring that wraps around the bar described in this paper: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022A%26...
in Hi-GAL and masers? Answer: maybe? Green ellipse is bar and white ellipse is ring. Cyan dots: masers.
in Hi-GAL and masers? Answer: maybe? Green ellipse is bar and white ellipse is ring. Cyan dots: masers.
May 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Amplifying for #GalacticCartography purposes...
Maarten Schmidt's 1957 paper "Spiral structure in the inner parts of the Galactic System derived from the hydrogen emission at 21-cm wavelength" is in ADS but is missing Plates A and B. Does anyone have those?
January 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Amplifying for #GalacticCartography purposes...
#GalacticCartography continues to hold a part of my attention.
Here is a very preliminary reworking of my 1 kpc map using the new Quintana association names. I only used the associations where they seem to be connected with hot star concentrations. They provide names for almost all of the concentrations except for the smaller one around Messier 6.
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#GalacticCartography continues to hold a part of my attention.
I've done a revised version of my O-type star poster which uses Bailer-Jones distances where available. This eliminated 7 stars that are now further than 1250 pc but added 11 more.
png: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
pdf: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
png: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
pdf: gruze.org/ha_grid/o_st...
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This puts me in mind of what a map of Federation-explored space should look like from a "top-down" perspective...
#StarTrekDesign #StarCharts #StellarCartography #opinions #mapdesign #galacticcartography #inspiration
#StarTrekDesign #StarCharts #StellarCartography #opinions #mapdesign #galacticcartography #inspiration
When boreal forests burn, the whole world feels the impact. Research from Woodwell Climate has expanded our understanding of boreal fire impact.
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
July 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This puts me in mind of what a map of Federation-explored space should look like from a "top-down" perspective...
#StarTrekDesign #StarCharts #StellarCartography #opinions #mapdesign #galacticcartography #inspiration
#StarTrekDesign #StarCharts #StellarCartography #opinions #mapdesign #galacticcartography #inspiration
If you want better #GalacticCartography, and have a bit of extra cash to spare, maybe drop some of that boodle on Kevin Jardine, okay?
galaxymap.org if you want to see why I make that recommendation.
Or check Kevin's account here.
galaxymap.org if you want to see why I make that recommendation.
Or check Kevin's account here.
June 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you want better #GalacticCartography, and have a bit of extra cash to spare, maybe drop some of that boodle on Kevin Jardine, okay?
galaxymap.org if you want to see why I make that recommendation.
Or check Kevin's account here.
galaxymap.org if you want to see why I make that recommendation.
Or check Kevin's account here.
Amplifying, because getting our galaxy properly mapped out for everyone interested in such is Worth Doing!
#astrocartography #StellarCartography #GalacticCartography #starmaps #SpaceExploration #MilkyWayGalaxy
#astrocartography #StellarCartography #GalacticCartography #starmaps #SpaceExploration #MilkyWayGalaxy
When Gaia DR3 came out, I released a web app with a zoomable, pannable and searchable map of the local galaxy.
gruze.org/dr3_app/
Now three years later, there are many new data sets (dust, star clusters, ionized hydrogen) that I could incorporate into a new map app but I would need funds for it.
gruze.org/dr3_app/
Now three years later, there are many new data sets (dust, star clusters, ionized hydrogen) that I could incorporate into a new map app but I would need funds for it.
June 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Amplifying, because getting our galaxy properly mapped out for everyone interested in such is Worth Doing!
#astrocartography #StellarCartography #GalacticCartography #starmaps #SpaceExploration #MilkyWayGalaxy
#astrocartography #StellarCartography #GalacticCartography #starmaps #SpaceExploration #MilkyWayGalaxy
This is a thing I want to see launched and put into active service.
#astronomy #NASA #spaceexploration #galacticcartography
#astronomy #NASA #spaceexploration #galacticcartography
You get a star, everyone gets a star!
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will collect precise data about 17 billion stars in our galaxy and nearby. That's more than twice the number of people on Earth!
With such a detailed map, scientists will better understand our home galaxy's history.
🔭 🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will collect precise data about 17 billion stars in our galaxy and nearby. That's more than twice the number of people on Earth!
With such a detailed map, scientists will better understand our home galaxy's history.
🔭 🧪
May 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is a thing I want to see launched and put into active service.
#astronomy #NASA #spaceexploration #galacticcartography
#astronomy #NASA #spaceexploration #galacticcartography