Cygnus in 3D
The image painted on the base grid is the relevant 3,565 ly x 3,565 ly section of the NASA/JPL-Caltech Milky Way map. The partial circle in the image is a portion of the smallest circle centered around the Sun in the NASA/JPL-Caltech Milky Way map, a circle with a radius of 750 light years. The base grid parallels the galactic plane, and lies 352 light years below the actual galactic plane.
The stars clustered within the 750 light year circle can be better viewed in the video below.
Click here for a table of the data used to generate this view.
Cygnus Viewed From Earth
Cygnus Within 750 Light Years in 3D
The image painted on the base grid is the 781 ly x 781 ly section of the NASA/JPL-Caltech Milky Way map in which the stars of Cygnus Within 750 Light Years lie. The thick white arc at the edge of the image is a portion of the smallest circle, centered around the Sun, in the NASA/JPL-Caltech Milky Way map, a circle with a radius of 750 light years. The base grid parallels the galactic plane, and lies 114 light years below the actual galactic plane.
Bright Stars in the Constellations
Bright Stars and Near Stars
