Star Map Charts Stars and Constellations of Northern Hemisphere

Long earlier than satellite tv for pc navigation and GPS, explorers had been already setting their sights towards area. Since we first noticed the night time sky, humanity has been fascinated by the celebs. Over 1000’s of years, astronomers have tracked the positions of stars and different objects (corresponding to planets, which had been described as planetes, or wanderers, by the traditional Greeks). They used the celebs to inform tales, make predictions, and even discover their method. All of which relied on having an correct map, psychological or in any other case, of the heavens above. 

This gorgeous map by Florian Winkler catalogs the celebs of the night time sky within the Northern Hemisphere. It’s constructed utilizing info from Stellarium, the HYG Database, and W. H. Finlay’s Concise Catalog of Deep-sky Objects.