100,000 Stars
November 14, 2012
Launch Experiment
Not working? This is a WebGL experiment, so try running it with Google Chrome.
From the Author:
100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the real location of over 100,000 nearby stars. Zooming in reveals 87 major named stars and our solar system. The galaxy view is an artist's rendition.
Learn more: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/casestudies/100000stars/
Technology:
WebGL, CSS3D, Web Audio
Comments
Getting a rendering error on my ARM chromebook, dev build, looking at Sol and one of the dwarfs in Gleise.
Otherwise fantastic - thanks.
Reply to this commentWhat is the music play in programm? Tell pls)
Reply to this commentGREAT!! I've been searching for that many time and i found it yeah!!
Reply to this commentThis is staggeringly beautiful, and a technical tour-de-force. This is why I love the internet.
Reply to this commentIf Carl Sagan were still around today, I am sure he would love it as much as I do.
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Reply to this commentvery infinitive
Reply to this commentMuy muy genial! Gracias por hacer cosas tan maravillosas! :)
Reply to this commentare the developers still working on this experiment?, any way to keep up with updates of this? it would be awesome to see enhancements to the whole application such as planets, moons and even the location of satellites such as the voyagers, vikings, etc. i can't get enough of this...mooooaarrrr please!! :D !!!!!! lol
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Reply to this commentthe images make me feel a little dizzy and comfortable :'(
Reply to this commentbut i still like it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank Google make us know about the beautiful of universe!!!!!
terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u guys r nerds who r always doing this kind of things!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to this commentI like it. It is very good
Reply to this commentvery well done.
Reply to this commentMade a video of the tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZBPFTCQIfM
Reply to this commentThe star 'Regulus' seems to have two stars moving around it and actually colliding into eachother. Probably not actually happening, I'd imagine.
Reply to this commentAny change Kepler data will be added to this project as well??
It would be awesome to see known planets orbiting the stars in the model.
Reply to this commentOne thing to add on would be, obviously more stars, but also the planets that orbit them
Reply to this commentDescargar Google Chrome
Reply to this commenthttp://www.descargargoogle.es/descargar-google-chrome/
Reply to this commentI come here when I'm feeling down.
Reply to this commentMe too budy.
Reply to this commentBeautiful, Magnificent and majestic, My new favourite place, Thank you!
Reply to this commentReally awesome. One quibble: why are star systems with multiple stars (Alpha Centauri, Sirius, etc.) presented as a single star? It's highly misleading for learners.
Reply to this commentThis is just so, so beautiful!
Thank you for this!!!!
Reply to this commentWolf 359, Epsilon Indi, Epsilon Eridani, Tau Ceti. Don't just say you can't fix it, there are only a handful of items that need to be added to the data to make this vastly more useful. Just do it.
Reply to this commentSorry David Conrad, I can't fix it anymore !!! Now we just adding apps from Chrome Experiment. Because we don't need to fix anymore from Chrome Experiments. Now it's your turn to create youre and you can fix your apps from Chrome Experiments.
Reply to this commentGoodbye !!! :(
Ah, you right. Now it's my turn to create my apps and fix my apps from Chrome Experiments !!! Google, Thank you and Goodbye !!! :D
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Reply to this commentkristijan i lazar i kristina i misan
Reply to this commentJust to say that I've written in before but I had to write in again. I keep coming back here as this site is absolutely amazing! You can understand why people become astronomers. :o)
Reply to this commentpurpose for apply
Reply to this commentComo se habre ?
Reply to this commentMy internet sucks, doesn't matter if I use chrome or not, is there a way to download is so I can play offline?
Reply to this commentNo !!! >:(
Reply to this commentWell, sorry. :(
Wow, once u see this u realise how insignificant we humans are on a small blue planet. The scope of what is shown is incredible. The finite fades into the infinite, complete silence and incredibly beautiful. Thanks.
Reply to this commentDear Sir or Ms.
Hey, I may be a red dwarf, and not visible to the naked eye, but as the 3rd closest stellar system to Sol (after Alpha Centauri and Barnard's Star), I'm highly offended that you left me out of your little "app." Just because my surface is so cool that chemical compounds can form and survive on my photosphere, that's no reason to exclude me.
-A friend always,
Reply to this commentWolf 359
No, it doesn't. Because we don't fix it . Sorry. :(
Reply to this commentWell, I'm get out of here !!! Goodbye !!! >:(
-A enemy always,
Wolf 359
its very nice luping google earth 1000000stars
Reply to this commentHello,
Can we establish an hyperlink to your page: http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/ on our website?
Thank you!
Reply to this commentNo, sorry.
Reply to this commentSo beautiful, awesome 5/5 of course.
Reply to this commentThis made me weep with joy. I cannot tell you how amazing this is. I may never be able to fulfill my dream of travelling the stars, but I will have this, the closest to it. Thank you so much for that.
Reply to this commentlook-good-more-depts.-3d-hd-look-good!!
Reply to this commentit's supreme
Reply to this commentsometime i remain fascinated playing it.
it would be really helpful if there was a search bar
show D
Reply to this commenteste es uno de los mejores experimentos de la pagina de google ...uffffffff it is full
Reply to this commentQue lastima que esto sitio es aburrido.
Reply to this commentGreat Experiment, but please, insert a search bar/ mecanism.
Reply to this commentCan't make this work - gutted! It gets stuck at "focussing optics". Any clues?
Reply to this commentOo waw
Reply to this commentWhat a amazing site !!! Thank you Google Team.
Reply to this commentKrase Scheiseeeeeee
Reply to this commentmuy bueno
Reply to this commentThe app doesn't start anymore, the link appear to be broken...
Reply to this commentSeems to be broken. It worked the last time I tried it - over a month ago - but now it just loads a blank page for me. What's going on here? Is there any way we can bring this to the attention of the hosts?
Reply to this commentI cant seem to get 100 000 thousand stars to work any longer. It did before but now a message comes up : Ooops, the link appears to be broken.
Reply to this commentlove this site. try it you will earn it
Reply to this commentI love this site. I love theese pictures and how much information it has on this web. you should really go to this site.
Reply to this commenté magnifico !!!!!!!!!
Reply to this commentThis was one of my favorite "webapps". Doesn't work anymore :-(
Reply to this commentUncaught ReferenceError: parameters is not defined Detector.js:109
Detector.addGetWebGLMessage Detector.js:109
start main.js:76
onload
I can't find the constellation of Aquarius :c
Reply to this commentesto era lo que estaba buscando esta perfecto ...!! GRACIAS ...!! =)
Reply to this commentIt is really best application on the stars I have ever seen. Would it be possible to add 800 known discovered planets and the distance option when ever we want to check.
Reply to this commentDear users, this app is experiment and not application from Chrome Web Store.
Please visit SpaceEngine website: en.spaceengine.org
Reply to this commentThere are very numerous frenchs astronomes who are interest by your site but who are not understand the english !!!
Reply to this commentAnd who are disappoint !!!
Sorry LANNEE, this app had only English, not French.
Reply to this commentAnd so, This is Chrome Experiments
Thanks, vosk you were more help than GOOGLE
100,000 Stars had English. But SpaceEngine had English, French, Portugal, Spanish, German, Russian etc.
Visit website: en.spaceengine.org
Reply to this commentForum: en.spaceengine.org/forum
Thanks you, vosk_01 !!! THANK YOU !!!
It's very formidable, but I want what your site (and all others !) are traduct in french ! Gracias.....Por favor...Please....Tanks... S'il vous plait.....Merci !!!!!!!
Reply to this commentSorry LANNEE, Google cannot ask for you, but just use SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is the most 3D space simulator than Celestia, 100,000 Stars.
Visit website: en.spaceengine.org
Reply to this commentForum: en.spaceengine.org/forum
Amaizing!
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Reply to this commentWell i'm sorry <:(
Don't like 100,000 Stars ?
Just use SpaceEngine !!! SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars !!!
Website: en.spaceengine.org
Reply to this commentVery nice. Need a zoom by mousewheel and searching by name. And other languages support. Thank you.
Reply to this commentWhere's Tau Ceti?
Reply to this commentI found Tau Ceti with SpaceEngine, now I can understood.
Reply to this commentThank you vosk_01 !!!
Tau Ceti was the first thing I looked for after the news from this week, so I have to agree...where is Tau Ceti?
Reply to this commentWait a second. Ok, I'm trying SpaceEngine and lets find Tau Ceti with SpaceEngine. THANK YOU !!! :D
You can search Tau Ceti only in SpaceEngine.
Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Website: en.spaceengine.org
How can I search for stars in this experiment? Recently I read article that another Earth may be just 12 light-years away.
Reply to this commentSo I want to search for that star and gather more information.
You can search another Earth only in SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentThank you, vosk_01.
With SpaceEngine is now more better !!!
Very cool
Reply to this commentVery, very nice! Congratulations!
Reply to this commenthi can i download this to my computer ?
Reply to this commentNo.
Reply to this commentwel i'm going to spaceengine <:(
This is simply amazing ! Thank you so much ! Really puts things into perspective !
Reply to this commentSince this is a WebGL Experiment, why doesn't it load in Chrome? When I open the page in IE it tells me to try it in Chrome. So far just the loading screen. Please fix this, it sounds amazing.
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments. Because, Google disagree fix bug. So, recommend to use SpaceEngine. Because is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
There are no words adequate to describe this experiment of yours! Thank you, and please continue on with this incredible project.
Reply to this commenti go to 100.000 stars
Reply to this commentIs the source code available? I'd quite like a toggle to set the size of the spheres which mark stars to be proportional to their mass, so that you can see the "gravity wells" (not taking dark energy into account!)
Reply to this commentAbsolutely breathtaking, thank you for the experience.
Reply to this commentJust a little tip, when i click on spectral index it shows temperatures in degrees kelvin, when kelvin doesnt use degrees, just a minor error, but great job
Reply to this commentGuys, this is so awesome, I wear, I've never seen anything like that before even though I am interested in astronomy and physics. Please, oh please continue developing the software, add other objects such as supernovas, planets, black holes, add as much as you can. I'm soooo keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Reply to this commentGoogle cannot continue developing the software, because this is Chrome Experiments. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. Because is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
I've never felt so insignificant!! Definitely something's else out there beyond doubt that have little time for us earthlings. Nonetheless we should celebrate what we've achieved and continue to develop and enjoy every moment we breath.
Reply to this commentLazy and gentelman.
Reply to this commentUse SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is more better than 100,000 Stars, Celestia, Google Earth and Stellarium.
Visit website: en.spaceengine.org
Zseniális!
Reply to this commentThings to see: Algol and Polaris.
What have others found out there?
Warnings be damned, I'm taking this on my trip!
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot ask you. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. You can find Algol, Polaris etc. with SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Finally !!! Now, I can find anything !!! ;D
A request, compliment and observation:
Request: Could this be fed in 3D Side-by-Side format? I have a Lenovo 3D laptop.
Or maybe you're doing something like that already and I haven't figured it out.
Compliment: This is fabulous and humbling.
Observation /bug: Clicking on a star that has notes attached flashes up the information, and closes it just as quickly. Duration, maybe a 1/2 second. This is Chrome Version 23.0.1271.64 m
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot fix you. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. Space Engine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
1 word; "WOW!" If this is a taste of Google's Planetarium I hope it really happens! Great matching music too!
Reply to this commentAWSOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Reply to this commentTotally missing Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani, whereas they are amongst the closest and most worthwhile stars, for they harbor planets.
Reply to this commentRecommend to use SpaceEngine. You can find exoplanets, Tau Ceti, Epsilon Eridani etc. with SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
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Reply to this commentI'm only seeing about a quarter of the stars. If you imagine an orange cut into quarters, the section of stars I can navigate looks like one of those quarters. I'm not finding Alpha Centauri, Procyon, Sirius, or Vega.
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Reply to this commentWhere's wolf 359?
Reply to this commentJust find Wolf 359 with SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spcaeengine.org
Спасибо за прекрасный вид! ^)
Reply to this commentIt will not load on my computer says
Reply to this commentfetchin stellar data what do i wrong?
It's doesn't wrong, it's okay, but recommend to use SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Just wanted to say this is awesome awesome! Please keep it up and keep up the awesome work! :)
Reply to this commentCOOL........ Awesome now browsers hace 3D rendering.
Reply to this commentSomehow, this is the only one i cannot run on my computer. Al the others work perfect, but this one keeps loading, any idea how to fix this?
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot fix you. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
I found it hard to navigate without any reference points or obvious home button. It would be nice if it could anchor to some plane through the centre of the milky way somehow.
Reply to this commentAlso some ability to type in a stars name or limit the number of stars to a radius or star type would be nice.
Just use SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Fantastic.
Reply to this commentCant seem to be able to click on any of the labels though like "Earth", maybe I've missed something. How do you move over to or zoom in on say the Earth or any of the other labels?
No, but just use SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Thanks Google for that fantastic, incredible experiment! I didn't pick up Belgium my country :-)
Reply to this commentGreat way to explore the galaxy and experience the immense dimensions. Presented in a very beautifull way (rendering, mass effect music,...). Thanks for making this available!
I hope this will be further developped by adding exoplanets but also adding a bigger scale showing the other galaxies , clusters,... in our universe.
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot develop 100,000 Stars. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. Because, SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Increíble y bello!!!!
Reply to this commentSo why does this work on linux under firefox, but fail under chrome??
Either your graphics card or your browser does not support WebGL. Please try again on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer using Google Chrome
Reply to this commentor another WebGL-Compatible browser. Version 23.0.1271.64
Same computer, firefox runs, app, chrome wont.
This is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot fix you.
Reply to this commentScrew you, okay? Not only is that not an explanation for Chrome's failure nor a response to his question, it only puts you Google folk in a worse light.
This is beautiful and inspiring, great work as always from the google data arts team.
Reply to this commentCould you post the code for this? It would be a really great WebGL tutorial.
Reply to this commentNo.
Reply to this commentMy daughter is three years old. I'm sixty. She sits on my lap, we lower the lights, and together we journey through our galaxy. She has so much to teach me about the cosmos. If that isn't cool, what is?
Reply to this commentThis is fascinating.
I'd LOVE to be able to link to specific stars in the galaxy and share that link with others.
Reply to this commentFantastic! Any chance of adding nearby exo-planet systems (like HD 40307)?! That would be really amazing!!
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot develop 100,000 Stars. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. You can search exoplanets, HD 40307, Tau Ceti etc. with SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
Awesome!
Reply to this commentFor some reason (my computer?) I could not zoom or scroll. 100K stars is really not that many, database should be open to expansion from multiple catalogues, updating with proper motion would be a plus. I saw no toolbar, I think that is needed to do what I suggested. About 15 years ago, I saw a program called 'Star Rider' which seemed to do about everything I saw here, perhaps with somewhat fewer stars. With the compilation of the Hubble Guide Star catalogue and its counterpart from the Hipparcos satellite, it should be possible today to go far beyond 'Star Rider' or what I saw of '100K Stars'.
Reply to this commentThis is absolutely breathtaking. Congrats on stunning work, a truly great experience.
Reply to this commentRemarkable! Is there a way to search for stars? It's going to take me a while to sift through 100000 stars to find the one that I want...:)
Reply to this commentImpresionante.
No tenia en mente lo insignificante de nuestro planeta en esta perspectiva. No cabe duda q no somos nada, y a la vez somos todo. Despues de tantas fuerzas de gravedad interactuando entre ellas y todo en un equilibrio aparente, vuelve a mi mente la idea del orden del caos. Impresionante.
Reply to this commentWhere is Tau Ceti? It's a G type star 12 ly from Sol, and should be visible in the zoomed views near Sol, but it doesn't seem to be there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot develop 100,000 Stars. Recommend to use SpaceEngine. You can search Tau Ceti, Epsilon Erirani, Alpha Centauri with SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Reply to this commentWebsite: en.spaceengine.org
I love this, but will there be a method to inject different star maps ? Specifically, I'd like to see this rendering with the star map from the game EVE Online!
Reply to this commentWhy dont you show Pluton?
Reply to this commentThis is Chrome Experiments and Google cannot develop 100,000 Stars. Just use SpaceEngine. You can explore Pluto, Eris, Tau Ceti, Alpha Centauri etc. with SpaceEngine. SpaceEngine is better than 100,000 Stars.
Website: en.spaceengine.org
i agree, re-watching the stars, i noticed that Pluton is missing. Where is it?
Can you please add more stars specially the ones for the zodiac constellations thank you.
Reply to this commentSPORE!
Reply to this commentExcellent! I know it's still under construction, but are you open to ideas? Perhaps you could work in some type of condensed visualization of the stars lifespan from Main Sequence to Supernova (when applicable). You could use a few standard models based on the classifications.
Reply to this commentAwesome! I really love this, gotta say though I'm a tiny bit disappointed that Wolf 1061 wasn't there. I only care because it's the subject of something I'm working on and probably spent far to long looking for it. Regardless Awesome work!
Reply to this commentAwesome! ... I wonder if we are the only ones who live in our galaxy or is there someone else.
Reply to this commentgreat stuff guys, made a fan vid to help the word spread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkeTL1LGilg
Reply to this commentVery enjoyable.
Reply to this commentOne correction: when describing distance, "farthest" is the correct word for describing distance. In the demo, "furthest" is used.
Stellar work, ladies and gentlemen!
Reply to this commentStunning! Absolutely gorgeous. Scenes like that always make me feel like an insect, paramecium caudatum, amoeba.
Reply to this commentBellisimo, sono un astrofilo italiano circa mezzora fa sono andato in terrazza per vedere URANO,è MEGLIO vedere il Vostro esperimento
Reply to this commentbravi
Thank you - my 6th grade science students absolutely love it!
**Please fix Alpha Cassiopeiae to Alpha Canis Majoris - the description correctly lists it as Sirius
Reply to this commentyes, just wanted to write the same - was a bit puzzled by Alpha Cassiopeiae. Otherwise - ABSOLUTELY STELLAR PROJECT! :))
Reply to this comment... great view, reminded me of celestia, a project that seems to have fallen without developpers (or am i wrong here).
same comment on sirius: shoudl be alpha canis minoris
could you extend the experiment to galaxies in our neighborhood?
keep dreaming and creating!
Reply to this commentKarya teknologi yang luar biasa, saya sangat mengaguminya, indah sekali dan menakjubkan, trimakasih Google
Reply to this commentVery nice! It gives you a good idea about dimensions and distances. But: Are the orbits of our sun's planets really all co-planar?
Reply to this commentreally very beautiful. it is a stunning visualization, congratulation to you all. I admirer your remarkable work you made please keep up the good work and congratulations to you all.
Reply to this commentHello Gentlemen! I want to get the application maps of the sky, where and how can I download it? Thank you for your work and attention
Reply to this commentplease go to Google website. www.googleearth.com you can download googleearth and there when you downloaded it, view -drop down appear and there -explore-earth-sky etc.
Reply to this commentIt's not degress Kelvin, it's just Kelvin.
Reply to this commentI cant believe you guys put the temperature in DEGREES Kelvin. gross
Reply to this commentSince this is going out to the general public, saying degrees Kelvin, instead of just Kelvins, would make it more clear--less accurate technically, but more clear to non-physicists.
Reply to this commentVery impressive. Gorgeous, stunning! Awesome!
• This would be even better with colour more vividly coded to spectral type, and the brightness of the dots to luminosity.
• I suggest that for data consistency and recency you look into using the Extended Hipparcos (XHIP) catalogue instead of combining HYP, Hoffleit, G&J, and Hipparcos.
• It would be nice if the information the user got from clicking on a star systematically included spectral class.
• You have Sirius labelled as Alpha Cassiopeiae when in fact it's Alpha Canis Major.
Reply to this commentReally great experiment. I loved it. I was a little surprised not to see planetary orbits around stars like Pollux though. Still very inspiring. I grew up watching ST:TNG, foolishly hoping that we would have that kind of technology within my lifetime. Knowing i can't leave this planet makes me sad...
Reply to this commentIt`s awesome! Thank you Google! =)
Reply to this commentAmazing, truly amazing ! This representation is truly what makes a person wonder about his/her "importance" in the gigantic universe. We are no more than dust particles in space.
Reply to this commentSublime !
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Reply to this commentThank you Google Team for this awesome Diwali gift. I just love outer space and its marvels. I do watch Discovery and NGC shows that are based on our universe and its vast expanse. I would like to suggest that the google team write the Distance of the stars(in light tears) just beside their names.
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Thanks a lot once again.
This is a stunning visualisation! Well done!
5/5!
Awesome!
Reply to this commentEXCELLENT< INCERDIBLE EXPERIMET, 5/5!
Reply to this commentEsto es lo que mis padres se sabían de memoria. Yo espero recordar esas estrellas que mi papá me enseñó su nombre, como Alpha Centauri; Vega (qe está atrayendo al sol nuestro); etc..
Reply to this commentEllos nacieron en 1900 y 1906 respectivamente. Sabían calcular los días de la semana en que caían las fechas de cualquier año. Podían sumar días a una fecha. Todo SIN UTILIZAR CALENDARIOS.