Field guide 01 — stellar objects
Find your place
among the stars.
Explore the brightest lights in our sky, uncover their ancient stories, and navigate the constellations that have guided us for millennia.
Begin exploring
52.3676° N
4.9041° E
4.9041° E
Currently observing
Sirius α Canis Majoris- Distance
- 8.60 ly
- Magnitude
- −1.46
01 / The visible universe
Every point of light
has a story.
Stars are more than distant suns. They are cosmic clocks, elemental foundries, navigation beacons, and the raw material of every world we know.
9,096stars visible
to the naked eye
to the naked eye
4.6Byears old
our own Sun
our own Sun
100B+stars estimated
in the Milky Way
in the Milky Way
Selected celestial objects
The star atlas
02 / Celestial coordinates
Written in the zodiac.
Twelve constellations trace the ecliptic—the Sun's apparent path through our sky—and form one of humanity's oldest celestial maps.
“We are a way for the cosmos— Carl Sagan, astronomer & planetary scientist
to know itself.”