Stars Moving Over Time

The animation runs slow. Use the sliders to change year & FOV.

View splay-eyed for a 3D stereoscopic effect.

Click here to see just a single, but larger, view.

To change the view point, either type
an Object Name (M, NGC, IC, or HD):

or give a Direction to Look:
or enter RA and Dec coordinates
RA: , Dec:
or just click somewhere.

Note: Barnard’s Star is being shown as magnitude 1 when in reality it is magnitude 9.5.