User:Riffsyphon1024/Galactic mapping

Mapping project for the Milky Way galaxy under construction

Sol system

Deneb

Betelgeuse

Horsehead Nebula

Omega Centauri

Polaris

Large Magellanic Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

Rigel

Aldebaran

Orion Nebula

Carina Nebula

Orion Arm

Sagittarius Arm

Norma Arm

Perseus Arm

Cygnus Arm

Crux Arm

For reference titled back 45 degrees:<br=clear all>

• 2 and 8 - 3Kpc and Perseus Arm
• 3 and 7 - Norma and Cygnus Arm (Along with a newly discovered extension - 6)
• 4 and 10 - Crux and Scutum Arm
• 5 and 9 - Carina and Sagittarius Arm

There are at least two smaller arms or spurs, including:

• 11 - Orion Arm (which contains the solar system and the Sun - 12)