Interactive exoplanet sky views.
If you know the sky view is missing something
(like if you're from a planet around that star)
please let me know! Telepathy sometimes works or find me in the redwoods.
Also, the files are quite large, may take a moment to load.
WORKS BETTER ON A BIG SCREEN! You can zoom in and out, change the size, contrast and magnitude cutoff,
show no star names or way too many, show the Sun and center our sun (Sol) in view, and show constellation lines and names.
Constellation lines from way far away from us look more like you're jumping to light speed than actual lines, but hey, it's fun!
And first, we'll start with our very own star and some close bright ones
How about galaxies?
Here's a rotating visualization of 10,000 nearby galaxies.
And here is one of the best sites for showing the scale of our known physical universe:
Atlas of the Universe
Data sources: ESA Hipparcos • SIMBAD Astronomical Database • ESA Gaia DR3