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Solar Milky Way

Solar Milky Way is an interactive map of space that runs in your browser. Zoom from the planets of our solar system all the way out to a spiral view of the Milky Way galaxy, and tap any object to read about it.

Open Solar Milky Way Mini apps

Free in your browser. Nothing to install. Made by a Rudder.chat user

What you can do

Zoom from planets to the galaxy
Drag to rotate the view and use the zoom slider to move from the Sun and planets out to the spiral arms of the Milky Way, with Sol marked as our location.
Facts and stats for each object
Pick the Sun, a planet, the asteroid belt, the Oort Cloud, Sagittarius A* and more to see diameter, distance, orbit time, temperature, a short description and a fun fact.
Time controls and display layers
Play, pause or change the speed of the orbits, and switch layers such as orbit lines, labels, the habitable zone and the asteroid and Kuiper belts on or off. There is also an optional ambient sound and an onboard spaceship mode.

How to use it

Step 1
Open the app and drag the view to rotate it, then use the zoom slider or pinch to move in or out.
Step 2
Choose an object from the target menu or tap it in the view to fly to it and open its detail panel.
Step 3
Use the play controls to change orbit speed, and open the layers panel to show or hide labels, orbits and belts.

Questions

What can I look at in Solar Milky Way?

You can view the Sun, the eight planets, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the asteroid belt, the Oort Cloud, and the Milky Way with its central black hole Sagittarius A*.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, the layout adapts to small screens and supports touch gestures such as dragging and pinching to zoom.

Are the distances to scale?

The planet distances in the main view are normalized for easier exploring rather than drawn to true scale. The detail panel lists the real figures for each object.

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