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The Milky Way in 3D

Every star sits where its measured parallax puts it. Drag to move, scroll or pinch to zoom, right-drag or Shift-drag (two fingers on touch) to tilt and spin — all the way round, even underneath. Press 3D to flip between overhead and side-on. Click anything, then zoom, to dive straight into it. Keep zooming out — or tap LG, LAN and OBS — to reach the edge of the observable universe.


From Sun — From centre — Direction — Tilt —
Star positions: Gaia DR3 & Hipparcos parallaxes (AT-HYG v3.2) · Sun–centre distance 8.275 kpc (GRAVITY 2021) · far-side arms extrapolated · cosmic web pattern illustrative