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World Modeling and World Building inform each other. It can really help to have a real galactic and planetary model to play with while crafting.

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

enter image description here

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. Again, the craft of World Building should inform the model.

For example, here are 3 acutal exo-planets orbiting 47 Ursa Major for the planets.csv file.

You can add columns to give your planets any attributes you wish.

 47    UMa   B   Zirgu      0   1   5.2     11.21    false
 47    UMa   C   Macbeth    0   2   10.2    11.21    true
 47    UMa   D   York       0   3   15.2    11.21    false

Here is a video of the model in action!

World Modeling and World Building inform each other. It can really help to have a real galactic and planetary model to play with while crafting.

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

enter image description here

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world.

For example, here are 3 acutal exo-planets orbiting 47 Ursa Major for the planets.csv file.

You can add columns to give your planets any attributes you wish.

 47    UMa   B   Zirgu      0   1   5.2     11.21    false
 47    UMa   C   Macbeth    0   2   10.2    11.21    true
 47    UMa   D   York       0   3   15.2    11.21    false

Here is a video of the model in action!

World Modeling and World Building inform each other. It can really help to have a real galactic and planetary model to play with while crafting.

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

enter image description here

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. Again, the craft of World Building should inform the model.

For example, here are 3 acutal exo-planets orbiting 47 Ursa Major for the planets.csv file.

You can add columns to give your planets any attributes you wish.

 47    UMa   B   Zirgu      0   1   5.2     11.21    false
 47    UMa   C   Macbeth    0   2   10.2    11.21    true
 47    UMa   D   York       0   3   15.2    11.21    false

Here is a video of the model in action!

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With great effort, I once assembled a [starmap.zip][1]starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

[![enter image description here][2]][2]enter image description here

[![enter image description here][3]][3]enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. [1]: http://standard3d.com/misc/starmap.zip [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/i0qZf.jpg [3]:

For example, here are 3 acutal exo-planets orbiting 47 Ursa Major for the planets.csv file.

You can add columns to give your planets any attributes you wish.

 47    UMa   B   Zirgu      0   1   5.2     11.21    false
 47    UMa   C   Macbeth    0   2   10.2    11.21    true
 47    UMa   D   York       0   3   15.2    11.21    false

Here is a https://i.sstatic.net/n6ZIy.jpgvideo of the model in action!

With great effort, I once assembled a [starmap.zip][1] including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

[![enter image description here][2]][2]

[![enter image description here][3]][3]

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. [1]: http://standard3d.com/misc/starmap.zip [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/i0qZf.jpg [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/n6ZIy.jpg

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

enter image description here

enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world.

For example, here are 3 acutal exo-planets orbiting 47 Ursa Major for the planets.csv file.

You can add columns to give your planets any attributes you wish.

 47    UMa   B   Zirgu      0   1   5.2     11.21    false
 47    UMa   C   Macbeth    0   2   10.2    11.21    true
 47    UMa   D   York       0   3   15.2    11.21    false

Here is a video of the model in action!

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World Modeling and World Building inform each other. It can really help to have a real galactic and planetary model to play with while crafting.

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip[starmap.zip][1] including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

enter image description here [![enter image description here][2]][2]

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

enter image description here [![enter image description here][3]][3]

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. [1]: http://standard3d.com/misc/starmap.zip [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/i0qZf.jpg [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/n6ZIy.jpg

With great effort, I once assembled a starmap.zip including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

enter image description here

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

enter image description here

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

World Modeling and World Building inform each other. It can really help to have a real galactic and planetary model to play with while crafting.

With great effort, I once assembled a [starmap.zip][1] including all the constellations and their exo-planets (as of 2004). Includes stars within 50 parsecs of Sol, and is a geocentric coordinate system.

The astronomical data comes from the HYG catalog and uses the Bayer-Flamsteed (Brightstar) naming convention. 3D coordinates were calculated from luminosity values (also given), along with the stellar classification for each star.

I even made up some gamified names (related to their discovery date) for the planets, and gave them a few moons. There are over 3000 stars and over 30 exo-planets, which makes a nice looking sky.

For example, star 18 Scorpius is listed as 18 Sco in the stars.hyg.csv file:

 18    Sco      16.26031482 -8.36823651 14.02524544 G1V             0.652

Also included in the zip is the line data for constellations (connect the dots). I made some icons for the constellations as well, which are nice.

Here is the line data for Scorpius from starlines.hyg.csv

  9Ome1Sco   14Nu  Sco
 14Nu  Sco     Xi  Sco
   Xi  Sco    9Ome1Sco
  9Ome1Sco    7Del Sco
  7Del Sco    6Pi  Sco
  6Pi  Sco    5Rho Sco
  7Del Sco   20Sig Sco
 20Sig Sco   21Alp Sco
 21Alp Sco   23Tau Sco
 23Tau Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco   26Eps Sco
 26Eps Sco     Mu 1Sco

and here is the icon for Scorpius:

[![enter image description here][2]][2]

Should look something like this when rendered (from Earth):

[![enter image description here][3]][3]

Note that 18-Sco is not part of the line data, but I rendered it's location for context.

By adding attributes the planets.csv, you should be able to model any world. [1]: http://standard3d.com/misc/starmap.zip [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/i0qZf.jpg [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/n6ZIy.jpg

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