Accurate DIY 3D Star Maps Made Easy

Easily make your own star map (in 3D) of all the stars astronomers have found with planets. In this exoplanet video, AE lays out the process of generating an accurate 3D star map in 10 easy steps so that you can make accurate star maps without special software, even if all you have is an MFA from Fresno State with no credits in trigonometry or astrophysics.

This is perfect for science fiction writers and tabletop gamemasters who want accurate 3D star maps.

Links and resources mentioned in the video:

The Internet Stellar Database:
http://www.stellar-database.com/

Step 2's Equations:
X =D2*COS(RADIANS(C2))*COS(RADIANS(B2))
Y =(D2*COS(RADIANS(C2)))*SIN(RADIANS(B2))
Z =D2*SIN(RADIANS(C2))

The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia (EPE):
http://exoplanet.eu/catalog

The starmap app I use in the video is It's Full of Stars. You can download the Zip File (1.6 Mb) here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WBk2...

Step 8's spreadsheet row. Since recording for this video, YouTube has become more restrictive in what characters can appear in video descriptions, so the angle brackets of HTML line breaks and tab ASCII character have been replaced by square brackets and spaces, respectively. That just means there's an extra component to this step.
Copy the line below and paste it into Notepad, then replace the spaces with the Tab ASCII character (as described in the video at 19:00). Replace the square brackets with angle brackets (used in HTML) and then copy the line into your spreadsheet app.

S = = = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 3 = [br][br] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [br] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [br]

Real Time HTML Editor:
https://htmledit.squarefree.com/

"Putting Stars in Their Places" by Greg Scalise (2003)
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue...

If you want a more complete set of stars, you can also visit the Astronomy Nexus:
http://www.astronexus.com/hyg

You can also listen to AE Reads Skiffily, where AE dramatizes science fiction stories with immersive music and sound effects, much like a radio drama in the days of old.

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